Fire and Unload

Fire

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

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Unload and fire are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unload" instead a verb "Fire".

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

Unload verb - To empty or rid of cargo.

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Fire and unload are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fire" instead a verb "Unload".

Nearby Word: unloading

amount	fire amount	unload amount
gun	fire gun	unload gun
ammo	fire ammo	unload ammo
engine	fire engine	unload engine
Other words: pistol, shotgun, balls, rounds, bullets, shots, missiles, rockets, bombs, pistols.

Not so much in the first game (they could only fire five missiles before having to reload), but in the second, it can unload dozens of missiles at a time.

Source: Video Game / Star Wars: Battlefront
The classic exception is any game featuring the M1 Garand; this is Truth in Television to an extent, as the weapon is tricky to unload while under fire and typically US soldiers were instructed to fire off the rest of the en-bloc clip rather than do so.

Source: One Bullet Clips
The Palace Athene's SP attack is best described as "fire all beams and missiles" and will completely unload the suit's missile pods.

Source: Alpha Strike

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