Fire - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈfaɪər|  American pronunciation of the word fire
Brit.  |ˈfaɪə|  British pronunciation of the word fire

noun

- the event of something burning (often destructive)
they lost everything in the fire
- the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy (syn: firing)
hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes
they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire
- the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke (syn: flame, flaming)
fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries
- a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
they sat by the fire and talked
- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
- feelings of great warmth and intensity (syn: ardor, ardour, fervency, fervor, fervour)
- fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
put the kettle on the fire
barbecue over an open fire
- a severe trial
he went through fire and damnation
- intense adverse criticism (syn: attack, blast, flack, flak)
Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party

verb

- start firing a weapon
- cause to go off (syn: discharge)
fire a gun
fire a bullet
- bake in a kiln so as to harden
fire pottery
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (syn: can, dismiss, displace, sack, send away, terminate)
The boss fired his secretary today
- go off or discharge (syn: discharge, go off)
The gun fired
- drive out or away by or as if by fire
The soldiers were fired
Surrender fires the cold skepticism
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (syn: arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, kindle, provoke, raise)
- destroy by fire (syn: burn, burn down)
- provide with fuel (syn: fuel)
Oil fires the furnace
- generate an electrical impulse
the neurons fired fast
- become ignited (syn: flame up)
The furnace wouldn't fire
- start or maintain a fire in (syn: ignite, light)
fire the furnace

Extra examples

Stay away from the fire.

The shack was destroyed by a fire.

Two people died in that terrible fire.

How did the fire start?

We warmed our hands over the fire.

She built a fire in the fireplace.

The fire went out and he had to light it again.

She fired the arrow at the target.

He fired several shots at the police.

He fired at the police.

The gun failed to fire.

The soldiers fired on the enemy.

The shortstop fired the ball to first base.

The angry mob fired rocks at him.

The boxer fired a left jab at his opponent's chin.

Phrasal verbs

fire up  — arouse or excite feelings and passions

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: fire
he/she/it: fires
present participle: firing
past tense: fired
past participle: fired
noun
singular: fire
plural: fires
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