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(noun) firing
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
(noun) flack, flak, attack, blast
intense adverse criticism
Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party; the government has come under attack; don't give me any flak
(noun) ardor, ardour, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour
feelings of great warmth and intensity
he spoke with great ardor
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries
destroy by fire
They burned the house and his diaries
(verb) discharge
cause to go off
fire a gun; fire a bullet
go off or discharge
The gun fired
(verb) open fire
start firing a weapon
(verb) kindle, elicit, enkindle, evoke, arouse, raise, provoke
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
arouse pity; raise a smile; evoke sympathy
(verb) fuel
provide with fuel
Oil fires the furnace
(verb) can, dismiss, displace, send away, sack, terminate, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
The boss fired his secretary today; The company terminated 25% of its workers