Meanings
verbfirestart (third-person singular simple present firestarts, present participle firestarting, simple past and past participle firestarted)
present singular third person firestarts · participle present firestarting · participle past firestarted · past firestarted
- informalintransitiverareTo start a fire.
Origin
Back-formation from firestarting and firestarter.
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APA
firestart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firestart
MLA
“firestart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firestart. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “firestart,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firestart.
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