FIRE

(noun) 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"
synonyms : firing
(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", "the government has come under attack", "don't give me any flak"
synonyms : attack , blast , flack , flak
(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
"he spoke with great ardor"
synonyms : ardor , ardour , fervency , fervidness , fervor , fervour
(noun) the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
"fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
synonyms : flame , flaming
(noun) fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
"put the kettle on the fire", "barbecue over an open 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
"They burned the house and his diaries"
synonyms : burn , burn down
(verb) cause to go off
"fire a gun", "fire a bullet"
synonyms : discharge
(verb) go off or discharge
"The gun fired"
synonyms : discharge , go off
(verb) start firing a weapon
synonyms : open fire
(verb) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
"arouse pity", "raise a smile", "evoke sympathy"
synonyms : arouse , elicit , enkindle , evoke , kindle , provoke , raise
“the incident fired his imagination”, “the movie kindled interest in”, “his curt reply provoked her to” -added by nsrees
The drug had the power to elicit human emotions. -added by priyavanjeri
(verb) drive out or away by or as if by fire
"The soldiers were fired", "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"
(verb) provide with fuel
"Oil fires the furnace"
synonyms : fuel
(verb) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
"The boss fired his secretary today", "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
synonyms : can , dismiss , displace , force out , give notice , give the axe , give the sack , sack , send away , terminate

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