fire off

verb

fired off; firing off; fires off

transitive verb

: to write and send usually in haste or anger
fired off a memo

Examples of fire off in a Sentence

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That same day, after seeing the prosecutor on TV, Thom fired off an email. Tresa Baldas, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025 Under offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, the Seahawks are transitioning to a run scheme that is less about slamming it up the gut and more about linemen firing off the ball, using their athleticism and getting to the edge. Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025 Pizza Party Potato Chips All the receptors in my brain fired off with these chips. Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025 Starting fourth is Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, while Mercedes driver George Russell will fire off from the fifth position. John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fire off

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire off was in 1888

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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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