Word: Fired
How to pronounce: ˈfaɪəd
Noun
Definitions:
1. A process in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke; combustion or burning.
Example sentences: "His house was destroyed by fire"
2. A burning sensation.
Example sentences: "The whisky lit a fire in the back of his throat"
3. The shooting of projectiles from weapons, especially bullets from guns.
Example sentences: "A burst of machine-gun fire"
Verb
Definitions:
1. Discharge a gun or other weapon in order to propel (a bullet or projectile)
Example sentences: "He fired a shot at the retreating prisoners"
2. Dismiss (an employee) from a job.
3. Supply (a furnace, engine, etc.) with fuel.
Example sentences: "Liquefied petroleum gas can fire room heaters"
4. Stimulate or excite (the imagination or an emotion)
Example sentences: "India fired my imagination"
5. Bake or dry (pottery, bricks, etc.) in a kiln.
Example sentences: "Methane gas is being used to fire bricks at a nearby factory"
Synonyms:
dismissed
discharged
Antonyms:
employ
miss
Derivations:
firing
fire
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Fired in Other Languages...
Spanish: Disparar
German: Feuern
French: Licencié
Italian: Sparare
Turkish: Ateş
