fire -
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"
onrush,
onset,
onslaught,
attack a forceful forward rush or flow; "from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed"; "the explosion interrupted the wild onrush of her thoughts"
barrage fire,
shelling,
barrage,
bombardment,
battery the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"
broadside the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
fusillade,
volley,
salvo,
burst rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
call fire fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit
covering fire,
cover fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal"
concentrated fire,
massed fire fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships)
counterfire fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons
counterpreparation fire intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discovered
crossfire fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
destruction fire fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects
direct fire fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it
distributed fire fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target
smolder,
smoulder a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame; "the smoulder suddenly became a blaze"
fire -
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
combustion,
burning a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
blazing,
blaze a light-colored marking; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes"
flare (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
fire -
a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked"
fireplace,
open fireplace,
hearth an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"
fire -
intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
fire -
bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"
bake cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes"
cookery,
cooking,
preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
fire -
drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"
chase away,
drive away,
drive off,
dispel,
drive out,
turn back,
run off force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
fire -
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
ask for,
invite ask someone in a friendly way to do something
draw cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
rekindle arouse again; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love"
infatuate arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her"
prick to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience"
fire up,
ignite,
heat,
stir up,
inflame,
wake cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
interest excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
fire -
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
employ,
hire,
engage engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
remove remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
retire cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"
pension off let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile"
clean out empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers"
furlough,
lay off grant a leave to; "The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children"
squeeze out force out; "Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts"
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Slower oxidative processes like rusting or digestion are not included by this definition. The flame is the visible portion of the fire and consists of glowing hot gases.
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fire The state of combustion in which inflammable material burns, producing heat, flames and often smoke.
fire An unwanted and uncontrolled burning of matter.
fire Intense adverse criticism.
fire To terminate the employment of one or more employees.
