Ma'anar ƙamus na "kamuwa da wuta" shine aiki ko tsari na sarrafa ko jagorantar harba makamai, kamar bindigogi, makamai masu linzami, ko manyan bindigogi. Wannan na iya ƙunsar ayyuka da yawa, gami da ƙayyadaddun manufa, ƙididdige hanyoyin harbe-harbe, daidaita maƙasudi, da daidaitawa tare da wasu raka'a ko ma'aikata. Ikon kashe gobara wani muhimmin al'amari ne na ayyukan soji, amma ana iya amfani da shi a wasu mahallin, kamar kashe gobara ko hanyoyin masana'antu waɗanda suka haɗa da amfani da wutar lantarki mai sarrafawa ko tushen zafi.