underfire

== English == === Etymology === From under- +‎ fire. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʌndəfaɪə/, [-faɪ̯ə(ɹ)], /ˌʌndəˈfaɪə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʌndɚˌfaɪ(ə)ɹ/, [-ˌfaɪ̯ɚ], /ˌʌndɚˈfaɪ(ə)ɹ/ Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) Hyphenation: un‧der‧fire === 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 ==== Derived terms ==== underfired (adjective) === Anagrams === unferried