fire

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

synset: fire

2. 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"

synset: fire, firing

3. the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"

synset: fire, flame, flaming

4. a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked"

synset: fire

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

synset: fire

6. feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"

synset: ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness

7. fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking; "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire"

synset: fire

8. a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"

synset: fire

9. intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"

synset: fire, attack, flak, flack, blast

1. start firing a weapon

synset: open_fire, fire

2. cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"

synset: fire, discharge

3. bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"

synset: fire

4. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

synset: displace, fire, give_notice, can, dismiss, give_the_axe, send_away, sack, force_out, give_the_sack, terminate

antonym: hire, engage, employ

5. go off or discharge; "The gun fired"

synset: fire, discharge, go_off

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

synset: fire

7. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

synset: arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

8. destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"

synset: burn, fire, burn_down

9. provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"

synset: fuel, fire

10. generate an electrical impulse; "the neurons fired fast"

synset: fire

11. become ignited; "The furnace wouldn't fire"

synset: fire, flame_up

12. start or maintain a fire in; "fire the furnace"

synset: fire, light, ignite

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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