Fire and Hold

Opposite meaning words

Fire verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.

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Hold is an antonym for fire in topics: detonate or throw a weapon, dismiss from responsibility.

Nearby Words: fired, fireball, firing, fireside, fireplace

Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.

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Fire is an antonym for hold.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

high	high fire	high hold
full	full fire	full hold
typical	typical fire	typical hold
complete	complete fire	complete hold
Other adjectives: original, true, small, powerful, actual, massive, large, big, huge, little, final, deadly, magical.

people	fire people	hold people
amount	fire amount	hold amount
number	fire number	hold number
time	fire time	hold time
Other words: way, water, gun, ammo, times, rounds.

In Heart of Steel, Alistair does this completely by accident when he is showing Julia how to hold and fire a plasma rifle.

Source: Hands-On Approach
He has four arms, and consequently, four hands, each of which can hold and fire a pistol.

Source: More Dakka
Joe start with a gating gun with a bottomless magazine and the ability to hold the button down to fire instead of pressing the button repeatedly.

Source: Gatling Good

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