firing, fire - the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"

return - a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"

volley - discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians"

dissipate, scatter, disperse, spread out - move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";

hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

discharge - pour forth or release; "discharge liquids"

volley - be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers"

court game - an athletic game played on a court

play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"

let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"