fire
fire/ˈfī(ə)r/
noun
- combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke."his house was destroyed by fire"
- a burning sensation in the body."the whiskey lit a fire in the back of his throat"
- the shooting of projectiles from weapons, especially bullets from guns."a burst of machine-gun fire"synonyms: gunfire, firing, sniping, flak, bombardment, fusillade, volley, barrage, salvo, cannonade
verb
- discharge a gun or other weapon in order to explosively propel (a bullet or projectile)."he fired a shot at the retreating prisoners"synonyms: launch, shoot, discharge, eject, hurl, throw, send flying, let fly with, loose off, shy, send, pop, let off, trigger, set off, blast
- dismiss (an employee) from a job."having to fire men who've been with me for years"synonyms: dismiss, discharge, give someone their notice, lay off, let go, throw out, get rid of, oust, depose, make redundant, cashier, sack, give the sack to, axe, kick out, boot out, give someone the boot, give someone the bullet, give someone the push, show someone the door, give someone their cards, give someone the elbow
- supply (a furnace, engine, boiler, or power station) with fuel."liquefied petroleum gas can fire room heaters"
- stimulate or excite (the imagination or an emotion)."India fired my imagination"synonyms: stimulate, stir up, excite, enliven, awaken, arouse, rouse, draw/call forth, bring out, engender, evoke, inflame, put/breathe life into, animate, inspire, motivate, quicken, incite, drive, impel, spur on, galvanize, electrify, trigger, impassion
- bake or dry (pottery, bricks, etc.) in a kiln."methane gas is being used to fire bricks at a nearby factory"
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7 days ago · The meaning of FIRE is the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat. How to use fire in a sentence.
a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
(material that is in) the state of burning that produces flames that send out heat and light, and might produce smoke: Animals are usually afraid of fire. ...
A fire is a chemical reaction between an oxidant and a flammable substance where some of the released energy is used to make the reaction continue.
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/faɪə/ · noun. the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke · noun. once thought to be one of four elements ...
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products.
What is fire? · Ignition: Fuel, oxygen and heat join together in a sustained chemical reaction. · Growth: With the initial flame as a heat source, additional fuel ...
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FIRE meaning: 1 : the light and heat and especially the flame produced by burning; 2 : an occurrence in which something burns the destruction of something ...
Fire is a chemical reaction that converts a fuel and oxygen into carbon dioxide and water. It is an exothermic reaction, in other words, one that produces heat.