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 Definition of 'fire'

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Definitions of 'fire'  

1. (verb) open firefire
start firing a weapon

2. (verb) firedischarge
cause to go off
"fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"

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

4. (verb) displacefiregive noticecandismissgive the axesend awaysackforce outgive the sackterminate
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
"The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

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

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

7. (verb) arouseelicitenkindlekindleevokefireraiseprovoke
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
"arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

8. (verb) burnfireburn down
destroy by fire
"They burned the house and his diaries"

9. (verb) fuelfire
provide with fuel
"Oil fires the furnace"


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