1. (verb)
open fire, fire
start firing a weapon
2. (verb)
fire, discharge
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)
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. (verb)
fire, discharge, go 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)
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
"arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
8. (verb)
burn, fire, burn down
destroy by fire
"They burned the house and his diaries"
9. (verb)
fuel, fire
provide with fuel
"Oil fires the furnace"
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Definition of 'fire'
