underfire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To heat from below.
To intentionally operate a boiler, furnace, oven, etc., at a low level.
To burn fuel at less than the desired level, thus not providing heat efficiently.
To fire at a low (or excessively low) temperature.

/ˈʌndəfaɪə/ [-faɪ̯ə(ɹ)] /ˌʌndəˈfaɪə/ /ˈʌndɚˌfaɪ(ə)ɹ/ [-ˌfaɪ̯ɚ] /ˌʌndɚˈfaɪ(ə)ɹ/ En-au-underfire.ogg

underfire underfires underfiring underfired

From under- + fire.

overfire

underfired

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