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Definition of "Fire" :

noun: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

"Hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes."

noun: a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning

"They sat by the fire and talked."

noun: intense adverse criticism

"Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party."

noun: the event of something burning (often destructive)

"They lost everything in the fire."

noun: a severe trial

"He went through fire and damnation."

noun: feelings of great warmth and intensity

noun: the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

"Fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries."

noun: fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking

"Put the kettle on the fire."

noun: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

verb: bake in a kiln so as to harden

"Fire pottery."

verb: destroy by fire

verb: start or maintain a fire in

"Fire the furnace."

verb: become ignited

"The furnace wouldn't fire."

verb: cause to go off

"Fire a gun."

verb: go off or discharge

"The gun fired."

verb: start firing a weapon

verb: generate an electrical impulse

"The neurons fired fast."

verb: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

verb: drive out or away by or as if by fire

"The soldiers were fired."

verb: provide with fuel

"Oil fires the furnace."

verb: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

"The boss fired his secretary today."