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Fire Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Fire?
[n] 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"
[n] a fireplace in which a fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked" [n] intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" [n] the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire" [n] a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation" [n] feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" [n] the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" [n] (archaic) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) [v] Bake in a kiln; "fire pottery" [v] destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" [v] cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" [v] go off or discharge; "The gun fired" [v] start firing a weapon [v] call forth; of emotions, feelings, and responses; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [v] terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [v] drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism" [v] provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" Synonyms | Synonyms for Fire: ardor | ardour | arouse | attack | blast | burn | burn down | can | discharge | dismiss | elicit | enkindle | evoke | fervency | fervidness | fervor | fervour | firing | flack | flak | flame | flaming | force out | fuel | give notice | give the axe | kindle | open fire | provoke | raise | sack | send away | terminate Related Terms | Find terms related to Fire: abandon | afflatus | afire | aflame | aggressiveness | agitate | aim at | air | air-dry | alight | anhydrate | animate | animating spirit | animation | animus | annoy | antiaircraft fire | ardency | ardent | ardor | arouse | aroused | atom | atomic particles | awake | awaken | ax | axe | backfire | bake | balefire | bang | bank | barbecue | barrage | baste | beacon | beacon fire | begin | blanch | blast | blast away | blast off | blaze | blaze up | blazing | blitz | blot | blow out | blow the coals | blow up | boil | bombard | bombardment | bonfire | boot | boot out | bounce | bowl | braise | break | brew | broadside | broil | brown | brush | brute matter | building block | bump | burn | burning | burning ghat | burning pain | burst | bust | calenture | call forth | call up | campfire | can | candle | cannon | cannonade | cashier | cast | cast at | catapult | chafe | charge | charring | cheerful fire | chemical element | childbed fever | chuck | chuck at | chunk | cock | coddle | combustion | commence | commence firing | commitment | committedness | component | conflagrate | conflagration | constituent | continued fever | cook | corposant | cozy fire | crackling fire | crematory | cross fire | cure | curry | curtain fire | dart | dash | death fire | dedication | defrock | degrade | dehumidify | dehydrate | delay | delirium | demote | deplume | depose | deprive | desiccate | detonate | devil | devotedness | devotion | devoutness | direct fire | disbar | discharge | disemploy | dismiss | displace | displume | dive in | divine afflatus | do | do to perfection | drain | drive | drop | drum out | dry | dry fire | dynamize | eager | eagerness | earnestness | earth | eclat | ecstasy | eject | elan | electric light bulb | electric-heat | electrify | element | elementary particle | elementary unit | embue | energize | energy | enfilade | enkindle | enliven | enlivenment | enrage | enterprise | enthuse | enthusiasm | enthusiastic | eruptive fever | evaporate | exalt | excite | excited | excitement | exhilarate | exhilaration | expel | explode | exsiccate | faith | faithfulness | fall to | fan | fan the fire | fan the flame | febricity | febrility | feed | feed the fire | feeling | fell | fen fire | ferment | fervency | fervent | fervid | fervidness | fervor | fever | fever heat | fever of excitement | feverishness | fidelity | fieriness | file fire | fire a volley | fire at | fire of demolition | fire off | fire up | fire upon | firepower | fireworks | firing | flack | flak | flame | flame up | flaming | flare | flare up | flashing point | flicker | flickering flame | fling | fling at | flip | flush | foment | forest fire | fork | fox fire | frenzy | fricassee | frizz | frizzle | fry | fulminate | fundamental particle | funeral pyre | furlough | furor | fury | fusillade | galvanize | gas-heat | genius | get to | get-up-and-go | ginger | give the ax | give the gate | glare | glaze | glim | glow | go ahead | go off | griddle | grill | ground fire | gun | gun for | gunfight | gunfire | gunplay | gusto | hang fire | head into | heart | hearten | heartiness | heat | heat up | heatedness | heave | heave at | hectic | hectic fever | hectic flush | heighten | high-angle fire | hit | holocaust | horizontal fire | hot | hot up | hot-air-heat | hot-blooded | hot-water-heat | hurl | hurl against | hurl at | hurrah | hurtle | hyle | hyperpyrexia | hyperthermia | hypostasis | ignis fatuus | ignite | ignition | illuminant | illuminator | imbue | impassion | impassionedness | incandescent body | incense | incite | infect | infection | inferno | inflame | inform | infuriate | infuse | infusion | ingle | initiative | inject | inoculate | insolate | inspiration | inspire | inspired | inspirit | instigate | intense | intensify | intensity | intentness | interdiction fire | intermittent fever | invigorate | jazz up | jerk | jump off | key up | kick | kick off | kick out | kick upstairs | kiln | kindle | lambent flame | lamp | lance | lantern | lather up | launch | lay off | let fly | let fly at | let go | let off | let out | light | light bulb | light source | light the fuse | light up | liveliness | liven | load | lob | loyalty | luminant | luminary | machine-gun fire | madden | make redundant | marshfire | match | material | material world | materiality | matter | mold | molecule | monad | moon | mortar | mortar fire | motivate | move | moving spirit | mull | mummify | musketry | natural world | nature | nettle | on fire | open fire | open up on | oust | oven-bake | overexcite | overheat | pan | pan-broil | parboil | parch | pass | passion | passionate | passionateness | peg | pelt | pension off | pep | pep up | pepper | percussion fire | perk up | physical world | pick off | pique | piss and vinegar | pistol | pistol fire | pitch | pitch in | pitchfork | pizzazz | play with fire | plenum | plug | plunge into | poach | poop | pop at | pot | potshoot | potshot | prairie fire | preheat | prepare | prepare food | prime | project | propel | protein fever | provoke | puerperal fever | punch | push | put | put the shot | put up to | pyre | pyrexia | quicken | raging fire | rake | raking fire | rally | rapid fire | read out of | recook | reheat | rekindle | relapsing fever | release | relight | relish | relume | remittent | remittent fever | replace | resolution | retire | ricochet fire | riddle | rifle fire | roast | rouse | rub | rut | sack | salvo | saute | savor | scallop | scorch | scorching | sea of flames | sear | searing | send off | separate forcibly | seriousness | serve | set about | set astir | set fire to | set in | set off | set on | set on fire | set out | set sail | set to | sexual excitement | shape | sheet of fire | shell | shellfire | shirr | shoot | shoot at | shoot down | shooting | shoot-out | shrivel | shy | shy at | sic on | signal beacon | simmer | sincerity | sling | sling at | smart | smarting | smoke | smudge fire | snap | snap up | snipe | snipe at | soak up | soul | source of light | spark | sparkle | spirit | spirit up | sponge | spunk | spunk up | starch | stars | start | start in | start off | start out | steam | steam up | stew | stimulate | stimulated | sting | stinging | stir | stir the blood | stir the embers | stir the feelings | stir the fire | stir up | stir-fry | stirred | stoke | stoke the fire | stoke up | strafe | strike | strike a light | strip | stuff | substance | substratum | summon up | sun | sun-dry | superannuate | superheat | surplus | suspend | swab | take a potshot | take aim at | take fire | take off | taper | tepefy | terminate | the four elements | three-alarm fire | thrill | throw | throw at | thrust | tickle | tilt | time fire | tingle | tingling | toast | torch | torpedo | torrefy | toss | toss at | touch off | towel | trigger | turn a pot | turn off | turn on | turn out | turn to | two-alarm fire | unfrock | unit of being | urethral fever | urtication | vaccinal fever | vehemence | vertical fire | verve | vigor | vim | vitality | vitalize | vivacity | vivify | volley | wake | wake up | waken | warm | warm over | warm the blood | warm up | warmth | warmth of feeling | watch fire | water | water fever | weazen | whet | whip up | wildfire | wipe | witch fire | wither | wizen | work into | work up | wound fever | zeal | zero in on | zest | zing | zip | zip up | zone fire See Also | anger | antiaircraft fire | artillery fire | ask for | attack | backfire | bake | balefire | barrage | barrage fire | battery | blaze | blazing | bombardment | bonfire | broadside | bruise | brush fire | burning | burst | call fire | campfire | cannon fire | chase away | clean out | combustion | concentrated fire | conflagration | cookfire | counterfire | counterpreparation fire | cover | covering fire | create | cremate | criticism | crossfire | destroy | destruction fire | direct fire | discomfit | discompose | disconcert | dispel | distributed fire | draw | drive away | drive off | drive out | drop | element | excite | explode | fire | fire up | fireplace | flare | forest fire | furlough | furnish | fusillade | fusillade | go off | grassfire | grazing fire | happening | harassing fire | hearth | heat | hurt | ignite | indirect fire | infatuate | inferno | inflame | injure | interdiction fire | interest | invite | lay off | let drive | let fly | loose off | make | massed fire | natural event | neutralization fire | observed fire | occurrence | offend | onrush | onset | onslaught | open fireplace | overcome | overpower | overtake | overwhelm | passion | passionateness | pension off | pop | preparation fire | prick | provide | radar fire | registration fire | rekindle | remove | render | retire | ruin | run off | salvo | scheduled fire | scorch | searching fire | send packing | shake | shake up | shame | shelling | shoot | smoulder | smudge | spite | squeeze out | stimulate | stir | stir up | supply | supporting fire | suppressive fire | sweep over | torch | trial | tribulation | turn back | unfavorable judgment | unobserved fire | untune | upset | visitation | volley | wake | whelm | wound | zeal Fire In Webster's Dictionary \Fire\ (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin
to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri,
f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf.
{Empyrean}, {Pyre}.]
1. The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of
bodies; combustion; state of ignition.
Note: The form of fire exhibited in the combustion of gases
in an ascending stream or current is called flame.
Anciently, fire, air, earth, and water were regarded as
the four elements of which all things are composed.
2. Fuel in a state of combustion, as on a hearth, or in a
stove or a furnace.
3. The burning of a house or town; a conflagration.
4. Anything which destroys or affects like fire.
5. Ardor of passion, whether love or hate; excessive warmth;
consuming violence of temper.
he had fire in his temper. --Atterbury.
6. Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral
enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal.
And bless their critic with a poet's fire. --Pope.
7. Splendor; brilliancy; luster; hence, a star.
Stars, hide your fires. --Shak.
As in a zodiac representing the heavenly fires.
--Milton.
8. Torture by burning; severe trial or affliction.
9. The discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were
exposed to a heavy fire.
{Blue fire}, {Red fire}, {Green fire} (Pyrotech.),
compositions of various combustible substances, as
sulphur, niter, lampblack, etc., the flames of which are
colored by various metallic salts, as those of antimony,
strontium, barium, etc.
{Fire alarm}
(a) A signal given on the breaking out of a fire.
(b) An apparatus for giving such an alarm.
{Fire annihilator}, a machine, device, or preparation to be
kept at hand for extinguishing fire by smothering it with
some incombustible vapor or gas, as carbonic acid.
{Fire balloon}.
(a) A balloon raised in the air by the buoyancy of air
heated by a fire placed in the lower part
\Fire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fring}.] 1. To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile. 2. To subject to intense heat; to bake; to burn in a kiln; as, to fire pottery. 3. To inflame; to irritate, as the passions; as, to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge. Love had fired my mind. --Dryden. 4. To animate; to give life or spirit to; as, to fire the genius of a young man. 5. To feed or serve the fire of; as, to fire a boiler. 6. To light up as if by fire; to illuminate. [The sun] fires the proud tops of the eastern pines. --Shak. 7. To cause to explode; as, to fire a torpedo; to disharge; as, to fire a musket or cannon; to fire cannon balls, rockets, etc. 8. To drive by fire. [Obs.] Till my bad angel fire my good one out. --Shak. 9. (Far.) To cauterize. {To fire up}, to light up the fires of, as of an engine. \Fire\, v. i. 1. To take fire; to be kindled; to kindle. 2. To be irritated or inflamed with passion. 3. To discharge artillery or firearms; as, they fired on the town. {To fire up}, to grow irritated or angry. ``He . . . fired up, and stood vigorously on his defense.'' --Macaulay. |
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