noun. the event of something burning (often destructive) they lost everything in the fire |
noun. 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 |
noun. the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries |
noun. a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning they sat by the fire and talked |
noun. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) |
noun. feelings of great warmth and intensity he spoke with great ardor |
noun. fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking put the kettle on the fire|barbecue over an open fire |
noun. a severe trial he went through fire and damnation |
noun. intense adverse criticism Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party|the government has come under attack|don't give me any flak |
verb. start firing a weapon |
verb. cause to go off fire a gun|fire a bullet |
verb. bake in a kiln so as to harden fire pottery |
verb. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position The boss fired his secretary today|The company terminated 25% of its workers |
verb. go off or discharge The gun fired |
verb. drive out or away by or as if by fire The soldiers were fired|Surrender fires the cold skepticism |
verb. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) arouse pity|raise a smile|evoke sympathy |
verb. destroy by fire They burned the house and his diaries |
verb. provide with fuel Oil fires the furnace |
verb. generate an electrical impulse the neurons fired fast |
verb. become ignited The furnace wouldn't fire |
verb. start or maintain a fire in fire the furnace |
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