fire a shot

This page is about the collocation fire a shot

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to make a gun shoot a bullet

For example

  • After he'd fired several shots at the police, they killed him.

  • I won the gold medal by firing my last shot right into the middle of the target.

Note:
Related collocations include "fire a gun", "fire a weapon", "fire a bullet", "fire a missile", etc.

Quick Quiz

The police stopped the getaway car by firing shots

a. into the ground

b. at each other

c. into its tyres
a) into the ground b) at each other c) into its tyres

Contributor: Matt Errey