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Definition fire in American English

fire verb

verb
/faɪr/
1

if a weapon fires, or if someone fires it, someone uses it to shoot

Example

She squeezed the trigger, but the gun failed to fire.

Example

Jed lifted his rifle and fired at the target.

Example

The police threatened to fire on demonstrators.

Example

The rebels fired their machine guns into the air.

Example

Several shots were fired, and three men were seen running away.

Example

The gunmen fired, and the police fired back.

Synonyms and related words
aim at gunpoint cock
2

to make someone leave their job, sometimes as a punishment

Example

She was fired for refusing to comply with safety regulations.

Example

He's the person responsible for hiring and firing.

Synonyms and related words
fire lay off retire
3

if an engine fires, it starts to work

Synonyms and related words
backfire burn up come to life
4

to bake clay at a very high temperature so that it becomes very hard

Synonyms and related words
ceramics china clay fire
5

if you fire questions at someone, you ask them a lot of questions very quickly, so that it is difficult for them to answer

Example

Reporters fired questions at her as she left the court house.

Synonyms and related words
ask question demand
Definition fire in American English

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