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Definition of FIRE

noun : FIRE

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
- fire
) the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire" ;

2. (
- fire ,
- firing ,
) 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" ;

3. (
- fire ,
- flame ,
- flaming
) the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" ;

4. (
- fire
) a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked" ;

5. (
- fire ,
) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) ;

6. (
- ardor ,
- ardour ,
- fervor ,
- fervour ,
- fervency ,
- fire ,
- fervidness
) feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" ;

7. (
- fire
) fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking; "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire" ;

8. (
- fire ,
) a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation" ;

9. (
- fire ,
- attack ,
- flak ,
- flack ,
- blast
) intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" ;

verb : FIRE

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
- open_fire ,
- fire ,
) start firing a weapon ;

2. (
- fire ,
- discharge ,
) cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" ;

3. (
- fire
) bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery" ;

4. (
- displace ,
- fire ,
- give_notice ,
- can ,
- dismiss ,
- give_the_axe ,
- send_away ,
- sack ,
- force_out ,
- give_the_sack ,
- terminate ,
) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" ;

5. (
) go off or discharge; "The gun fired" ;

6. (
- fire ,
) drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism" ;

7. (
- arouse ,
- elicit ,
- enkindle ,
- kindle ,
- evoke ,
- fire ,
- raise ,
- provoke
) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" ;

8. (
) destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" ;

9. (
- fuel ,
- fire
) provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" ;

10. (
- fire
) generate an electrical impulse; "the neurons fired fast" ;

11. (
- fire ,
- flame_up
) become ignited; "The furnace wouldn't fire" ;

12. (
- fire ,
- light ,
- ignite
) start or maintain a fire in; "fire the furnace" ;

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