fire (
http://definr.com/fire)
n 1: the event of something burning (often destructive); "they
lost everything in the fire"
2: the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing
heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our
ancestors' first discoveries" [syn:
flame,
flaming]
3: 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" [syn:
firing]
4: a fireplace in which a fire is burning; "they sat by the
fire and talked"
5: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the
Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack";
"don't give me any flak" [syn:
attack,
flak,
flack,
blast]
6: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great
ardor" [syn:
ardor,
ardour,
fervor,
fervour,
fervency,
fervidness]
7: (archaic) once thought to be one of four elements composing
the universe (Empedocles)
8: a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"
v 1: start firing a weapon [syn:
open fire]
2: cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" [syn:
discharge]
3: Bake in a kiln; "fire pottery"
4: terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary
today" [syn:
give notice,
can,
dismiss, {give the
axe},
send away,
sack,
force out,
terminate] [ant:
hire]
5: go off or discharge; "The gun fired" [syn:
discharge, {go
off}]
6: drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were
fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"
7: call forth; of emotions, feelings, and responses; "arouse
pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn:
arouse,
elicit,
enkindle,
kindle,
evoke,
raise,
provoke]
8: destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
[syn:
burn,
burn down]
9: provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" [syn:
fuel]