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bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"
terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"
go off or discharge; "The gun fired"
cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"
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"
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors'' first discoveries"
a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"
the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"
intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don''t give me any flak"
a fireplace in which a fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked"
destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
start firing a weapon
provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"
feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"


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