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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" drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism" go off or discharge; "The gun fired" cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery" once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors'' first discoveries" terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation" the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire" intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don''t give me any flak" a fireplace in which a fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked" provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" start firing a weapon destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" |
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