Definitions of firing

1. the act of discharging a gun

2. the termination of someone's employment ( leaving them free to depart)

3. The act of disharging firearms.

4. The application of fire, or of a cautery.

5. The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln.

6. Fuel; firewood or coal.

7. The discharging of fire- arms; fuel; the application of fire or of a cautery.

8. Fuel; the setting on fire; discharge of firearms.