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pre-fire

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To shoot at the anticipated location of another player before they are visible or within range.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Topics: video-games

Examples

  • I could hear him just around the corner, so I just started pre-firing until he walked right into the cascade of bullets.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pre- + fire (“to shoot”).