ampua — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
- loose adj Not firmly attached, fixed, or fitting tightly.
- rifle noun A long-barreled firearm fired from the shoulder, with spiral grooves inside the barrel for accuracy.
- set off phrasal verb To begin a journey or start out toward somewhere.
- shoot verb To fire a weapon, or to hit someone or something with a projectile from one.
Senses
ampua is used for these senses in English:
- fire (transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
- gun down (transitive) To kill by means of a firearm, especially deliberately and in a brutal manner.
- loose (archery) To shoot (an arrow).
- rifle (transitive) To cause (a projectile, as a rifle bullet) to travel in a flat ballistic trajectory.
- set off (idiomatic, transitive) To begin; to cause; to initiate.
- shoot To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
- shoot To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
fire — full definition
- noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
- noun Bullets or projectiles shot from a weapon, or the act of shooting.
- verb To shoot a weapon.
- verb To dismiss someone from their job.
- verb To set something alight, or to heat it strongly, as with ceramics.
loose — full definition
- adj Not firmly attached, fixed, or fitting tightly.
- adj Not precise, exact, or strict.
- verb To set free or release from restraint.
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