Fire (Verb)
Meaning 1
Start firing a weapon.
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 2
Bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 3
Generate an electrical impulse; "the neurons fired fast".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Meaning 4
Cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 5
Drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 6
Provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 7
Go off or discharge; "The gun fired".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 8
Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy".
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Verbs of feeling.
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Meaning 9
Become ignited; "The furnace wouldn't fire".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The spark plugs wouldn't fire in the cold engine.
- The rocket's engines failed to fire on the countdown.
- The wet wood would not fire in the rain-soaked chimney.
- The furnace wouldn't fire because of the faulty thermostat.
- The fireworks didn't fire as scheduled due to the storm.
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Meaning 10
Start or maintain a fire in; "fire the furnace".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 11
Destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..