eng: fire

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Meaning
means	(noun) the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire" fire
means	(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" firing, fire
means	(noun) the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" fire, flame, flaming
means	(noun) a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked" fire
means	(noun) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) fire
means	(noun) feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" fire, fervor, fervour, ardour, ardor, fervency, fervidness
means	(noun) fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking; "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire" fire
means	(noun) a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation" fire
means	(noun) intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" attack, fire, blast, flak, flack
means	(verb) start firing a weapon open fire, fire
means	(verb) cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" fire, discharge
means	(verb) bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery" fire
means	(verb) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" fire, give the sack, can, give notice, force out, terminate, send away, dismiss, give the axe, sack, displace
means	(verb) go off or discharge; "The gun fired" go off, discharge, fire
means	(verb) drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism" fire
means	(verb) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" kindle, elicit, arouse, evoke, raise, provoke, enkindle, fire
means	(verb) destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" burn, fire, burn down
means	(verb) provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" fire, fuel
means	e/Fire (TV series)
means	e/Fire (The X-Files)
means	e/Fire element

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eng: fire

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