"over-fire" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: over-fires [present, singular, third-person], over-firing [participle, present], over-fired [participle, past], over-fired [past]
Etymology: From over- + fire. Etymology templates: {{af|en|over-|fire}} over- + fire Head templates: {{en-verb|head=over-fire}} over-fire (third-person singular simple present over-fires, present participle over-firing, simple past and past participle over-fired)
  1. Alternative form of overfire Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: overfire
    Sense id: en-over-fire-en-verb-IdzqRCJm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

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