Fire
Fire verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.
Post
Post verb - To affix (as a notice) to or on a suitable place.
How words are described
| high | high fire | high post |
| typical | typical fire | typical post |
| regular | regular fire | regular post |
| original | original fire | original post |
| Other adjectives: light, small, actual, real, new, major, final, double, nearby, shouting, resulting. | ||
Common collocations
| someone | fire someone | post someone |
Both words in one sentence
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Played for laughs in True Lies when Tom Arnold's character takes cover behind a lamp post against automatic fire; every bullet hits the post.
Source: Concealment Equals Cover -
In the post-Dreadnought period British ships specialized in an absurd output of fire, with massive guns and quicker fire rates.
Source: Useful Notes / World War I -
From lamp post to lamp post, we jog along the street From tree to tree to fire hydrant.
Source: Series / The Muppet Show
Cite this Source
Post and Fire. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fire/post
Fire & Post. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fire/post>.
Post or Fire. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fire/post.
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