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Fire

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Definitions for Fire

noun
the event of something burning (often destructive)
Examples
  1. they lost everything in the fire
noun
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
Synonyms
firing
Examples
  1. hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes
  2. they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire
noun
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
Synonyms
flame flaming
Examples
  1. fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries
noun
a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
Examples
  1. 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
Synonyms
ardor ardour fervor fervour fervency fervidness
Examples
  1. he spoke with great ardor
noun
fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
Examples
  1. put the kettle on the fire
  2. barbecue over an open fire
noun
a severe trial
Examples
  1. he went through fire and damnation
noun
intense adverse criticism
Synonyms
attack flak flack blast
Examples
  1. Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
  2. the government has come under attack
  3. don't give me any flak
verb
start firing a weapon
Synonyms
open fire
verb
cause to go off
Synonyms
discharge
Examples
  1. fire a gun
  2. fire a bullet
verb
bake in a kiln so as to harden
Examples
  1. fire pottery
verb
terminate the employment of
Synonyms
displace give notice can dismiss give the axe send away sack force out give the sack terminate
Examples
  1. discharge from an office or position
  2. The boss fired his secretary today
  3. The company terminated 25% of its workers
verb
go off or discharge
Synonyms
discharge go off
Examples
  1. The gun fired
verb
drive out or away by or as if by fire
Examples
  1. The soldiers were fired
  2. Surrender fires the cold skepticism
verb
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Synonyms
arouse elicit enkindle kindle evoke raise provoke
Examples
  1. arouse pity
  2. raise a smile
  3. evoke sympathy
verb
destroy by fire
Synonyms
burn burn down
Examples
  1. They burned the house and his diaries
verb
provide with fuel
Synonyms
fuel
Examples
  1. Oil fires the furnace
verb
generate an electrical impulse
Examples
  1. the neurons fired fast
verb
become ignited
Synonyms
flame up
Examples
  1. The furnace wouldn't fire
verb
start or maintain a fire in
Synonyms
light ignite
Examples
  1. fire the furnace

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