To let off (a shot). Obsolete. rare.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > fire (a gun) [verb (transitive)] > fire (a missile) from gun (7) to shake off1583 To let off (a shot). Obsolete. rare. fire1598 transitive. To discharge a gun or other firearm in order to propel (a bullet or projectile); (of a gun) to propel (a projectile) on being… to fire off1731 transitive. To shoot (a bullet or other projectile) from a gun or other firearm. Also: to let off (a firework). poop1917 transitive. To fire (a bullet, shell, or other projectile), to discharge (a gun); frequently with off. Also: to shoot (a person or animal). Also figur… squeeze1956 To fire off (a round, shot, etc.) from a gun. colloquial. Subcategories:— rapidly (1) — fire (a bullet) into (1) |
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