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underfire.

To heat from below.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʌndəfaɪə/Received-Pronunciation[-faɪ̯ə(ɹ)]Received-Pronunciation/ˌʌndəˈfaɪə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈʌndɚˌfaɪ(ə)ɹ/General-American
  1. To heat from below.

    intransitive · transitive
  2. To intentionally operate a boiler, furnace, oven, etc., at a low level.

    transitive
  3. To burn fuel at less than the desired level, thus not providing heat efficiently.

    intransitive
  4. To fire at a low (or excessively low) temperature.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From under- + fire.

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