āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻāĻā§āĻ¨, āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻž
the result of something burning that often produces heat, flame, light, and smoke
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The fire alarm went off, and we evacuated the building.
āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ° āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
02
āĻāĻā§āĻ¨, āĻĻāĻžāĻš
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
03
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻā§āĻ¨
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
04
āĻ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄ, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž
a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
05
āĻāĻā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž
feelings of great warmth and intensity
06
āĻāĻā§āĻ¨
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
07
āĻāĻā§āĻ¨, āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž
intense adverse criticism
08
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž, āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž
a severe trial
09
āĻāĻā§āĻ¨, āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻž
fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
to fire
01
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to shoot a bullet, shell, etc. from a weapon
Transitive: to fire a bullet or projectile
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The soldier fires precise shots during training exercises.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make someone leave their job, position, etc., usually as punishment
Transitive: to fire sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She was afraid they would fire her after the mistake.
āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to ignite or start a fire in something
Transitive: to fire sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They used a match to fire the wood for the bonfire.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻ¨āĻĢāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to release or shoot a projectile from a gun or other weapon
Transitive: to fire a weapon
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He hesitated before firing the gun at the intruder.
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
05
āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to heat a clay object to become hardened, by putting it in a kiln
Transitive: to fire clay objects
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After shaping the clay, they fired it at a high temperature.
āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĨ¤
06
āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž
(of a weapon) to be discharged or to release a bullet when the trigger is pulled
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The rifle fired with a loud bang, startling everyone nearby.
āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻļā§āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
07
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to arouse, provoke, or inspire strong emotion, enthusiasm, or imagination
Transitive: to fire an emotion
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The news of the victory fired the team âs enthusiasm for the next game.
āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻš āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
08
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to throw, launch, or direct something with force and speed
Transitive: to fire sth somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She fired the rock at the target, hitting it dead center.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛, āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
09
āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ā§, āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻšāĻ
(of the fuel in an engine) to ignite, causing the engine to start running
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
When you turn the key, the engine fires and begins to run.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨, āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
10
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to produce an electrical impulse or contraction in a nerve or muscle cell
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
When you touch something hot, the sensory nerves fire to signal pain.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¸āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¨āĻļā§āĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĢāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
11
āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to provide a furnace, engine, etc. with fuel to keep it operating
Transitive: to fire an engine or device
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
To start the machine, they needed to fire it with oil.
āĻŽā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
01
āĻĢāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° !, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ !
used as a command to commence an action, particularly in the context of shooting or initiating a weapon
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Instructor: " Fire when you have a clear shot! "
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻ: "āĻĢāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻ āĻāĻā§!"
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her new shoes are fire; they go with everything.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ; āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŦ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
misfire
fire
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
