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Definition of 'fire'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) fire
a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.

2.  fire
a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or in a furnace.

3.  fire
the destructive burning of a building, town, forest, etc.; conflagration.

4.  fire
heat used for cooking, esp. the lighted burner of a stove:
Put the kettle on the fire.

5.  fire
Brit. a gas or electric heater used for heating a room.

6.  fire
brilliance, as of a gem.

7.  fire
burning passion; ardor; excitement.

8.  fire
liveliness of imagination.

9.  fire
severe trial or trouble; ordeal.

10.  fire
a spark or sparks.

11.  fire
the discharge of firearms:
enemy fire.

12.  fire
a luminous object.

13. (v.t.) fire
to set on fire.

14.  fire
to supply with fuel; attend to the fire of.

15.  fire
to subject to heat.

16.  fire
to bake in a kiln.

17.  fire
to heat very slowly for the purpose of drying, as tea.

18.  fire
to inflame, as with passion; fill with ardor.

19.  fire
to inspire.

20.  fire
to light or cause to glow as if on fire.

21.  fire
to discharge (a gun).

22.  fire
to project (a bullet or the like) by or as if by discharging from a gun.

23.  fire
to subject to explosion or explosive force, as a mine.

24.  fire
to hurl; throw:
to fire a stone through a window.

25.  fire
to dismiss from a job.

26.  fire
to drive out or away by or as if by fire.

27. (v.i.) fire
to take fire; be kindled.

28.  fire
to glow as if on fire.

29.  fire
to become inflamed with passion; become excited.

30.  fire
to shoot, as a gun.

31.  fire
to discharge a gun.

32.  fire
to hurl a projectile.

33.  fire
(of plant leaves) to turn yellow or brown before the plant matures.

34.  fire
to shoot from or as if from a weapon:
I fired off six shots with my camera.

35.  fire
to write and send off hastily.

36.  fire
to become ignited; burn.

37.  fire
ignited; burning; afire.

38.  fire
eager; ardent; zealous.

39.  fire
highly feverish.

40.  fire
to become ignited; burn.

41.  fire
to become inspired with enthusiasm or zeal.

42.  fire
under attack, esp. by military forces.

43.  fire
under censure or criticism.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE f&ymacr;r (see pyro -))

Definition of 'fire'

Princeton's WordNet

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

2. (noun) 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. (noun) 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. (noun) fire
a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
"they sat by the fire and talked"

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

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

7. (noun) 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. (noun) fire
a severe trial
"he went through fire and damnation"

9. (verb) 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"

10. (verb) open fire, fire
start firing a weapon

11. (verb) fire, discharge
cause to go off
"fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"

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

13. (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"

14. (verb) fire, discharge, go off
go off or discharge
"The gun fired"

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

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

17. (verb) burn, fire, burn down
destroy by fire
"They burned the house and his diaries"

18. (verb) fuel, fire
provide with fuel
"Oil fires the furnace"

Definition of 'fire'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) fire
a pile of burning wood made to keep warm
We sat by the fire.; Do you want to light the fire?

2.  fire
flames caused when sth burns
forest fires; The house was on fire.

3.  fire
set fire to
to cause to burn
She set fire to his clothing.

4.  fire
catch fire
to begin to burn
Be careful the bushes don't catch fire.

5.  fire
shooting from guns
enemy fire

6.  fire
open fire
to start shooting
Troops opened fire on the protesters.

7.  fire
an indoor electrical heating device
***Turn on the fire.

8. (verb) fire
to shoot a weapon
to fire a gun; He fired at her three times.

9.  fire
≠ hire
We had to fire him for not following instructions.

Definition of 'fire'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) fire
the evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition

2. (noun) fire
fuel in a state of combustion, as on a hearth, or in a stove or a furnace

3. (noun) fire
the burning of a house or town; a conflagration

4. (noun) fire
anything which destroys or affects like fire

5. (noun) fire
ardor of passion, whether love or hate; excessive warmth; consuming violence of temper

6. (noun) fire
liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal

7. (noun) fire
splendor; brilliancy; luster; hence, a star

8. (noun) fire
torture by burning; severe trial or affliction

9. (noun) fire
the discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were exposed to a heavy fire

10. (verb) fire
to set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile

11. (verb) fire
to subject to intense heat; to bake; to burn in a kiln; as, to fire pottery

12. (verb) fire
to inflame; to irritate, as the passions; as, to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge

13. (verb) fire
to animate; to give life or spirit to; as, to fire the genius of a young man

14. (verb) fire
to feed or serve the fire of; as, to fire a boiler

15. (verb) fire
to light up as if by fire; to illuminate

16. (verb) fire
to cause to explode; as, to fire a torpedo; to disharge; as, to fire a musket or cannon; to fire cannon balls, rockets, etc

17. (verb) fire
to drive by fire

18. (verb) fire
to cauterize

19. (verb) fire
to take fire; to be kindled; to kindle

20. (verb) fire
to be irritated or inflamed with passion

21. (verb) fire
to discharge artillery or firearms; as, they fired on the town

Translation of 'fire'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.
Afrikaans: vuur	Arabic: نار	Bulgarian: пожар
Brazilian: fogo	Czech: oheň; požár	German: das Feuer
Danish: ild; brand; bål; flammer	Greek: φωτιά, πυρκαγιά	Spanish: fuego
Estonian: tuli, tulekahju	Farsi: آتش	Finnish: palo
French: feu	Hebrew: שְׂרֵיפָה	Hindi: आग
Croatian: vatra, požar	Hungarian: tűz	Indonesian: api
Icelandic: eldur	Italian: fuoco	Japanese: 火
Korean: 화재	Lithuanian: ugnis, gaisras	Latvian: uguns; ugunskurs; ugunsgr
Malay: api	Dutch: vuur, brand	Norwegian: ild, fyr, brann, bål
Polish: ogień	Persian: آتش	Pashto: اور
Portuguese: fogo	Romanian: foc	Russian: огонь
Slovak: oheň; požiar	Slovenian: ogenj	Serbian: požar
Swedish: eld, brasa, eldsvåda, bra	Thai: ไฟ	Turkish: ateş; yangın
Taiwanese: 爐火，火災	Ukrainian: вогонь; полум'я	Urdu: جلتی ہوئی کوئی چیز
Vietnamese: hoả hoạn; đám cháy	Chinese: 炉火，火灾
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