test-fireverb [ T ]
uk/ˈtest.faɪər/us/ˈtest.faɪɚ/to explode a nuclear weapon in order to see how effective it is:
The country has test-fired a missile capable of hitting the US
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Exploding and erupting
- blast
- blow (sb/sth) up
- blowout
- burst
- burst in on sb/sth
- burst in/into (somewhere)
- detonate
- explode
- explosion
- explosive
- flare
- go
- go off
- go pop idiom
- go up
- ignite
- live
- pop
- set
- set sth off
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