| fire | |
| 1. n. A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering. | |
| 2. n. An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire). | |
| We sat about the fire singing songs and telling tales. | |
| 3. n. The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger. | |
| There was a fire at the school last night and the whole place burned down. | |
| During hot and dry summers many fires in forests are caused by regardlessly discarded cigarette butts. | |
| 4. n. (alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy. | |
| 5. n. (British) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire). | |
| 6. n. The elements necessary to start a fire. | |
| The fire was laid and needed to be lit. | |
| 7. n. The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun. | |
| The fire from the enemy guns kept us from attacking. | |
| 8. n. Strength of passion, whether love or hate. | |
| 9. n. Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm. | |
| 10. n. Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star. | |
| Press fire to fire the gun. | |
| 11. v. To set (something, often a building) on fire. | |
| 12. v. To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc. | |
| If you fire the pottery at too high a temperature, it may crack. | |
| They fire the wood to make it easier to put a point on the end. | |
| 13. v. To drive away by setting a fire. | |
| 14. v. To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct or poor performance). | |
| 15. v. To shoot (a gun or analogous device). | |
| We will fire our guns at the enemy. | |
| He fired his radar gun at passing cars. | |
| 16. v. (intransitive) To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon. | |
| Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes. | |
| 17. v. (transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal. | |
| 18. v. (intransitive, physiology) To cause an action potential in a cell. | |
| When a neuron fires, it transmits information. | |
| 19. v. To forcibly direct (something). | |
| He answered the questions the reporters fired at him. | |
| 20. v. (ambitransitive, computer sciences, software engineering) To initiate an event (by means of an event handler). | |
| The event handler should only fire after all web page content has finished loading. | |
| The queue fires a job whenever the thread pool is ready to handle it. | |
| 21. v. To inflame; to irritate, as the passions. | |
| to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge | |
| 22. v. To animate; to give life or spirit to. | |
| to fire the genius of a young man | |
| 23. v. To feed or serve the fire of. | |
| to fire a boiler | |
| 24. v. To light up as if by fire; to illuminate. | |
| 25. v. (farriery) To cauterize. | |
| 26. v. (intransitive, dated) To catch fire; to be kindled. | |
| 27. v. (intransitive, dated) To be irritated or inflamed with passion. | |
| 28. adj. (slang) Amazing; excellent. | |
| That shit is fire, yo! | |
