Definition of firefight

firefight

verb - intransitive

• to deal with urgent problems (usually at work.)

  I've been firefighting all morning, so I haven't had time to update the client's account information.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 08 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

notes

• Also see fight fires.

  Last edited on Dec 12 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 12 2015.

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