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===Verb===
===Verb===
{{en-verb|head=[[open]] [[fire]]|'''[[opens fire]]''' ''or rarely'' '''[[open fires]]'''|'''[[opening fire]]''' ''or sometimes'' '''[[open firing]]'''|'''[[opened fire]]''' ''or sometimes'' '''[[open fired]]'''}}
{{en-verb|head=[[open]] [[fire]]|[[opens]] fire|[[opening]] fire|[[opened]] fire}}


# {{context|idiomatic|lang=en}} To begin [[firing]] (weapons) at something or someone.
# {{context|idiomatic|lang=en}} To begin [[firing]] (weapons) at something or someone.

Revision as of 11:47, 9 August 2014

English

Verb

open fire (third-person singular simple present opens fire, present participle opening fire, simple past and past participle opened fire)

  1. (deprecated template usage) (idiomatic) To begin firing (weapons) at something or someone.
    In warfare, whoever opens fire first has a greater chance of victory.

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Noun

open fire

  1. uncovered fire
    We roasted chestnuts over an open fire.

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