Noun | 1. | fire - the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire" |
2. | fire - the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" | |
3. | fire - 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" Synonyms: firing | |
4. | fire - a fireplace in which a fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked" | |
5. | fire - intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" | |
6. | fire - feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" | |
7. | fire - once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) | |
8. | fire - a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation" | |
Verb | 1. | fire - start firing a weapon Synonyms: open fire |
2. | fire - cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" Synonyms: discharge | |
3. | fire - bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery" | |
4. | fire - terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" Synonyms: give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, can, force out, dismiss, terminate | |
5. | fire - 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. | fire - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" | |
8. | fire - destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" | |
9. | fire - provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" Synonyms: fuel |