UNDERFIRE

Etymology

Verb

underfire (third-person singular simple present underfires, present participle underfiring, simple past and past participle underfired)

(transitive, intransitive) To heat from below.

(transitive) To intentionally operate a boiler, furnace, oven, etc., at a low level.

(intransitive) To burn fuel at less than the desired level, thus not providing heat efficiently.

(transitive, ceramics) To fire at a low (or excessively low) temperature.

Antonyms

• overfire

Source: Wiktionary



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