💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Draw fire"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| open fireverb | (idiomatic) To begin firing (weapons) at something or someone. |
| firenoun | (uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering. |
| return firenoun | (military) The firing initiated after receiving incoming fire. |
| fire in anger | — |
| firefightnoun | A skirmish involving an exchange of gunfire. |
| stand fireverb | (idiomatic) To put oneself in a position vulnerable to rebuke or criticism |
| fight fire with fireverb | (idiomatic) To respond to an attack with a similar or identical counter-attack (e.g. to respond to gunfire with reciprocal gunfire). |
| fight firesverb | (idiomatic) To deal with urgent matters and minor emergencies rather than longer-term work. |
| burnnoun | A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals. |
| fireballnoun | A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion, or (fiction, mythology) thrown as a weapon. |
| triggernoun | (firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun. |
| shoot outverb | To fire from a weapon. |
| frontfireverb | To have the intended effect. |
| gunfightnoun | A battle (or a duel) using small arms. |
| fusilladenoun | The simultaneous firing of a number of firearms. |
| covernoun | A lid. |
| take a bulletverb | (idiomatic) To purposely receive a gunshot that was intended for another. |
| flagnoun | A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol. |
| firebatheverb | (ambitransitive) To take a firebath. |
| test-fireverb | Alternative form of testfire. [(transitive) To subject to a test firing.] |
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