HANGFIRE

Hang Fire

"Hang Fire" is a song by rock and roll band The Rolling Stones off their 1981 album Tattoo You.

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hang fire

Noun

  1. the situation when a gun does not fire when the trigger is pulled, but may fire several seconds later.

Verb

  1. To wait or hold back.
    We were told to hang fire on the decision until management came back with a proposal.


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