fire off

verb

To perform (a task) rapidly, often unexpectedly.

“The nervous soldier fired off a few more rounds into the darkness.”

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Meanings

verbfire off (third-person singular simple present fires off, present participle firing off, simple past and past participle fired off)

present singular third person fires off · participle present firing off · participle past fired off · past fired off

  1. transitiveTo perform (a task) rapidly, often unexpectedly.

    When I had read the article, I immediately fired off a letter to the editor.

    2 more examples

    No sooner had I replied to his first question, than he fired off another one.

    The networks tell us that they are open to shows with gay themes and gay characters, but don't get the scripts from their writers and producers. We've decided to test out their good intentions by regularly firing off story ideas to the producers of individual series.

    1975 December 27, Ginny Vida, quotee, “Ideas Needed”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 26, page 2

    Synonyms: toss off

  2. transitiveTo discharge from a firearm.

    The nervous soldier fired off a few more rounds into the darkness.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo perform (a task) rapidly, often unexpectedly.

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toss off
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APA

fire off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20off

MLA

“fire off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fire off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20off.

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