prefire
/priːˈfaɪər/
verb
- To fire a weapon or device before the intended time or before a specific event.
- The soldier accidentally prefired his rifle during the training exercise.
- Hunters are trained never to prefire at a target before it is clearly in sight.
- The rocket was prefired due to a technical glitch in the launch sequence.
- To dismiss an employee before they officially start work or before a probation period ends.
- She was prefired from the internship because the program was canceled.
- The company decided to prefire the new hire after discovering a background check issue.
- Managers sometimes prefire workers who fail to meet initial training requirements.
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