noun : FIRE
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire" ;
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4. (
) a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked" ;
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5. (
) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) ;
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6. (
) feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" ;
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7. (
) fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking; "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire" ;
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8. (
) a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation" ;
verb : FIRE
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) start firing a weapon ;
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2. (
) cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" ;
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3. (
) bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery" ;
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4. (
- 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" ;
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5. (
) go off or discharge; "The gun fired" ;
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6. (
) drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism" ;
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8. (
) destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" ;
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10. (
) generate an electrical impulse; "the neurons fired fast" ;
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