· 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"
Synonym(s): fire
Hypernym(s): attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
· the act of discharging a gun
Synonym(s): discharge, firing_off
· the act of setting something on fire
Synonym(s): ignition, lighting, kindling, inflammation
Hypernym(s): burning, combustion
· the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Synonym(s): dismissal, dismission, discharge, liberation, release, sack, sacking
Hypernym(s): termination, ending, conclusion
· start firing a weapon
Synonym(s): open_fire
· cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"
Synonym(s): discharge
· bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"
Hypernym(s): bake
· terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
Synonym(s): displace, give_notice, can, dismiss, give_the_axe, send_away, sack, force_out, give_the_sack, terminate
Hypernym(s): remove
Antonym(s): hire
· go off or discharge; "The gun fired"
· drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"
Hypernym(s): chase_away, drive_out, turn_back, drive_away, dispel, drive_off, run_off
· call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
Synonym(s): arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, raise, provoke
· destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
· provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"
Synonym(s): fuel
Hypernym(s): supply, provide, render, furnish
· generate an electrical impulse; "the neurons fired fast"
Hypernym(s): generate
· become ignited; "The furnace wouldn't fire"
Synonym(s): flame_up
· start or maintain a fire in; "fire the furnace"