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quick-fire

or quick-fir·ing

[ kwik-fahyuh r or kwik-fahyuh r-ing ]
/ ˈkwɪkˈfaɪər or ˈkwɪkˈfaɪər ɪŋ /
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adjective

firing or equipped for firing rapidly, especially at moving targets.

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Origin of quick-fire

First recorded in 1890–95

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Definition for quick-fire (2 of 2)

quick fire

noun

a single shot or several shots fired at a rapid rate from small arms at a target, especially one presented unexpectedly.

Origin of quick fire

First recorded in 1890–95
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Words related to quick-fire

rapid, prompt, hasty, brisk, immediate, hurried, expeditious, swift, agile, breakneck, express, fleet, headlong, lissome, lively, nimble, precipitate, ready, snappy, summary

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British Dictionary definitions for quick-fire

quick fire

noun

rapid continuous gunfire, esp at a moving target

adjective quick-fire

Also: quick-firing capable of or designed for quick fire
informal rapid or following one another in rapid successionquick-fire questions
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