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<word lex_id="0">fire<word/>
<word lex_id="3">firing<word/>
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<def>the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy<def/>
<example>hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes<example/>
<example>they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire<example/>
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