Fired Meaning and Definition


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Fired meaning

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


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