(n)fire, firingthe act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy“hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes”, “they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire”
(n)fire, flame, flamingthe process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke“fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries”
(n)fire, attack, flak, flack, blastintense adverse criticism“Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party”, “the government has come under attack”, “don't give me any flak”