fire

F0133600 (fīr)n.1. a. A rapid, persistent chemical change that releases heat and light and is accompanied by flame, especially the exothermic oxidation of a combustible substance: destruction by fire.b. A specific instance of this change that destroys something: a house fire.c. A burning fuel: a cooking fire.2. Burning intensity of feeling; ardor or enthusiasm: a musical performance that had fire. See Synonyms at passion.3. Luminosity or brilliance, as of a cut and polished gemstone.4. Liveliness and vivacity of imagination; brilliance: the fire of an artistic genius.5. A severe test; a trial or torment: went through fire to become a leader.6. A fever or bodily inflammation: tormented by the fire in an infected toe.7. a. The discharge of firearms or artillery: heard the fire of cannon.b. The launching of a missile, rocket, or similar ballistic body.c. Discharged bullets or other projectiles: subjected enemy positions to heavy mortar fire; struck by rifle fire.8. Intense, repeated attack or criticism: answered the fire from her political critics.v. fired, fir·ing, fires v.tr.1. a. To cause to burn; ignite or set fire to: fired the enemy's encampment.b. To illuminate or cause to resemble fire, as in color: The morning sun fired the tops of the trees.2. a. To start (a fuel-burning engine or a vehicle with such an engine). Often used with up.b. To start or tend a fire in: fire a furnace.3. a. To arouse the emotions of; make enthusiastic or ardent. Often used with up: demonstrators who were fired up by their sense of injustice.b. To inspire or arouse (an emotion or the imagination).4. To bake or dry by heating, as in a kiln: fire pottery.5. a. To discharge (a firearm, for example).b. To detonate (an explosive).6. a. To propel (a projectile) from a weapon or launch (a missile): fired several rounds before the gun jammed.b. Informal To throw or propel with force and speed: fire a ball at a batter; fire a puck at the goal.c. To utter or direct with insistence: fired questions at the senator.7. Games To score (a number) in a game or contest: The golfer fired a 35 on the front nine.8. To end the employment or service of; dismiss. See Synonyms at dismiss.v.intr.1. To become ignited; flame up: wet kindling that just wouldn't fire.2. a. To shoot a weapon: aimed and fired at the target.b. To detonate an explosive.c. To ignite fuel; start: The engine fired right away.3. a. To send out a projectile; discharge: The cannons fired for hours.b. To propel or hurl a projectile: The pitcher wound up and fired.4. Physiology To generate an electrical impulse. Used of a neuron.5. To become yellowed or brown before reaching maturity, as grain.Phrasal Verbs: fire away Informal To start to talk or ask questions. fire off1. To utter or ask rapidly.2. To write and send (a letter, for example) in haste. fire up1. To cause to be ignited or to produce fire: fire up a cigar; fire up the grill.2. To cause to become excited or emotional: a speech that fired up the crowd.3. To bring to activity; start: Fire up the stereo!Idioms: between two fires Being attacked from two sources or sides simultaneously. on fire1. Ignited; ablaze.2. Filled with enthusiasm or excitement. start/light/build a fire under Slang To urge or goad to action. under fire1. Exposed or subjected to enemy attack.2. Exposed or subjected to critical attack or censure: an official who was under fire for mismanagement.

[Middle English fir, from Old English fȳr; see paəwr̥ in Indo-European roots.]

fire′a·ble adj.fir′er n.Word History: Indo-European, the protolanguage from which English and many other languages descend, had pairs of words for some very common things, such as water or fire. Typically, one word in the pair was active, animate, and personified; the other, impersonal and neuter in grammatical gender. In the case of the pair of words for "fire," English has descendants of both, one inherited directly from Germanic, the other borrowed from Latin. Fire goes back to the neuter member of the pair. In Old English "fire" was fȳr, from Germanic *fūr. The Indo-European form behind *fūr is *pūr, whence also the Greek neuter noun pūr, the source of the prefix pyro-. The other Indo-European word for fire appears in ignite, derived from the Latin word for fire, ignis, from Indo-European *egnis. The Russian word for fire, ogon' (stem form ogn-), and the Sanskrit agni-, "fire" (deified as Agni, the god of fire), also come from *egnis, the active, animate, and personified word for fire.

fire

(faɪə) n1. the state of combustion in which inflammable material burns, producing heat, flames, and often smoke2. a. a mass of burning coal, wood, etc, used esp in a hearth to heat a roomb. (in combination): firewood; firelighter. 3. a destructive conflagration, as of a forest, building, etc4. a device for heating a room, etc5. something resembling a fire in light or brilliance: a diamond's fire. 6. a flash or spark of or as if of fire7. a. the act of discharging weapons, artillery, etcb. the shells, etc, fired8. a burst or rapid volley: a fire of questions. 9. intense passion; ardour10. liveliness, as of imagination, thought, etc11. a burning sensation sometimes produced by drinking strong alcoholic liquor12. fever and inflammation13. a severe trial or torment (esp in the phrase go through fire and water)14. catch fire to ignite15. draw someone's fire to attract the criticism or censure of someone16. (Military) to delay firing17. to delay or be delayed18. no smoke without fire the evidence strongly suggests something has indeed happened19. on fire a. in a state of ignitionb. ardent or eagerc. informal playing or performing at the height of one's abilities20. (Military) open fire to start firing a gun, artillery, etc21. play with fire to be involved in something risky22. set fire to set on fire a. to igniteb. to arouse or excite23. set the world on fire Brit set the Thames on fire Scot set the heather on fire informal to cause a great sensation24. (Military) under fire being attacked, as by weapons or by harsh criticism25. (Astrology) (modifier) astrology of or relating to a group of three signs of the zodiac, Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius. Compare earth¹⁰, air²⁰, water¹²vb26. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to discharge (a firearm or projectile) or (of a firearm, etc) to be discharged27. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to detonate (an explosive charge or device) or (of such a charge or device) to be detonated28. (tr) informal to dismiss from employment29. (Ceramics) (tr) ceramics to bake in a kiln to harden the clay, fix the glaze, etc30. to kindle or be kindled; ignite31. (tr) to provide with fuel: oil fires the heating system. 32. (intr) to tend a fire33. (tr) to subject to heat34. (tr) to heat slowly so as to dry35. (tr) to arouse to strong emotion36. to glow or cause to glow37. (Mechanical Engineering) (intr) (of an internal-combustion engine) to ignite38. (Agriculture) (intr) (of grain) to become blotchy or yellow before maturity39. (Surgery) vet science another word for cauterize40. (intr) informal Austral (of a sportsman, etc) to play well or with enthusiasmsentence substitute41. a cry to warn others of a fire42. (Military) the order to begin firing a gun, artillery, etc[Old English fӯr; related to Old Saxon fiur, Old Norse fūrr, Old High German fūir, Greek pur] ˈfireable adj ˈfireless adj ˈfirer n

fire

(faɪ^ər)

n., v. fired, fir•ing. n. 1. 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. 2. a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or in a furnace. 3. the destructive burning of a building, town, forest, etc.; conflagration. 4. heat used for cooking, esp. the lighted burner of a stove: Put the kettle on the fire. 5. Brit. a gas or electric heater used for heating a room. 6. brilliance, as of a gem. 7. burning passion; ardor; excitement. 8. liveliness of imagination. 9. severe trial or trouble; ordeal. 10. a spark or sparks. 11. the discharge of firearms: enemy fire. 12. a luminous object. v.t. 13. to set on fire. 14. to supply with fuel; attend to the fire of. 15. to subject to heat. 16. to bake in a kiln. 17. to heat very slowly for the purpose of drying, as tea. 18. to inflame, as with passion; fill with ardor. 19. to inspire. 20. to light or cause to glow as if on fire. 21. to discharge (a gun). 22. to project (a bullet or the like) by or as if by discharging from a gun. 23. to subject to explosion or explosive force, as a mine. 24. to hurl; throw: to fire a stone through a window. 25. to dismiss from a job. 26. to drive out or away by or as if by fire. v.i. 27. to take fire; be kindled. 28. to glow as if on fire. 29. to become inflamed with passion; become excited. 30. to shoot, as a gun. 31. to discharge a gun. 32. to hurl a projectile. 33. (of plant leaves) to turn yellow or brown before the plant matures. 34. fire away, to speak up, esp. immediately. 35. fire off, a. to shoot from or as if from a weapon: I fired off six shots with my camera. b. to write and send off hastily. Idioms: 1. catch (on) fire, to become ignited; burn. 2. fight fire with fire, to use the same tactics as one's opponent. 3. on fire, a. ignited; burning; afire. b. eager; ardent; zealous. c. highly feverish. 4. play with fire, to trifle with a serious or dangerous matter. 5. take fire, a. to become ignited; burn. b. to become inspired with enthusiasm or zeal. 6. under fire, a. under attack, esp. by military forces. b. under censure or criticism. [before 900; Middle English; Old English fȳr (see pyro-)] fir′er, n. fire′less, adj.

fire

1. The command given to discharge a weapon(s).
2. To detonate the main explosive charge by means of a firing system. See also barrage fire; call fire; counterfire; counterpreparation fire; covering fire; destruction fire; direct fire; direct supporting fire; distributed fire; grazing fire; harassing fire; indirect fire; neutralization fire; observed fire; preparation fire; radar fire; registration fire; scheduled fire; searching fire; supporting fire; suppressive fire.

Fire

See also heat; smoke
arsonista person who destroys property by fire, for revenge, insurance, etc.empyrosisObsolete, a large-scale fire or conflagration.incendiarismthe deliberate destruction of property by fire; arson. — incendiary, n., adj.phlogistonObsolete Chemistry. a hypothetical ingredient thought to be released during combustion. — phlogistic, adj.pyrogenousGeology. produced by the action of heat, hot solutions, etc. — pyrogenic, adj.pyrographythe process of burning designs on wood or leather with a heated tool. — pyrograph, pyrographer, n. — pyrographic, adj.pyrolater, pyrolatora fire-worshiper.pyrolatrythe worship of fire.pyromancya form of divination involving fire or flames.pyromaniaa persistent compulsion to start fires.pyrophiliaa love of fire.pyrophobiaan abnormal fear of fire.tephramancy, tephromancya form of divination involving the examination of the ashes remaining after a sacrifice.ustulationRare. the act or process of burning or searing. — ustorious, ustulate, adj.vesuvianan early type of match that was difficult to extinguish.

fire

Past participle: fired
Gerund: firing

Imperative
fire
fire

Present
I fire
you fire
he/she/it fires
we fire
you fire
they fire

Preterite
I fired
you fired
he/she/it fired
we fired
you fired
they fired

Present Continuous
I am firing
you are firing
he/she/it is firing
we are firing
you are firing
they are firing

Present Perfect
I have fired
you have fired
he/she/it has fired
we have fired
you have fired
they have fired

Past Continuous
I was firing
you were firing
he/she/it was firing
we were firing
you were firing
they were firing

Past Perfect
I had fired
you had fired
he/she/it had fired
we had fired
you had fired
they had fired

Future
I will fire
you will fire
he/she/it will fire
we will fire
you will fire
they will fire

Future Perfect
I will have fired
you will have fired
he/she/it will have fired
we will have fired
you will have fired
they will have fired

Future Continuous
I will be firing
you will be firing
he/she/it will be firing
we will be firing
you will be firing
they will be firing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been firing
you have been firing
he/she/it has been firing
we have been firing
you have been firing
they have been firing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been firing
you will have been firing
he/she/it will have been firing
we will have been firing
you will have been firing
they will have been firing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been firing
you had been firing
he/she/it had been firing
we had been firing
you had been firing
they had been firing

Conditional
I would fire
you would fire
he/she/it would fire
we would fire
you would fire
they would fire

Past Conditional
I would have fired
you would have fired
he/she/it would have fired
we would have fired
you would have fired
they would have fired

fire

One of the four elements; associated with activity and enthusiasm.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fire - the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happensbackfire - a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its pathbalefire, bonfire - a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebrationbrush fire - an uncontrolled fire that consumes brush and shrubs and bushescampfire - a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp)conflagration, inferno - a very intense and uncontrolled fireforest fire - an uncontrolled fire in a wooded areagrassfire, prairie fire - an uncontrolled fire in a grassy areasmolder, smoulder - a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame; "the smoulder suddenly became a blaze"smudge - a smoky fire to drive away insects
	2.	fire - 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"firingattack, onrush, onset, onslaught - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"antiaircraft fire - firing at enemy aircraftbarrage fire, shelling, barrage, bombardment, battery - the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"broadside - the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warshipfusillade, volley, burst, salvo - rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"call fire - fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unitcovering fire, cover - fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal"concentrated fire, massed fire - fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships)counterfire - fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weaponscounterpreparation fire - intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discoveredcrossfire - fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire crossdestruction fire - fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objectsdirect fire - fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming itdistributed fire - fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area targetfriendly fire, fratricide - fire that injures or kills an allyhostile fire - fire that injures or kills an enemygrazing fire - fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the groundharassing fire - fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy moraleindirect fire - fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weaponsinterdiction fire - fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy from using that areaneutralization fire - fire that is delivered in order to render the target ineffective or unusableobserved fire - fire for which the point of impact (the burst) can be seen by an observer; fire can be adjusted on the basis of the observationspreparation fire - fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assaultradar fire - gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radarregistration fire - fire delivered to obtain accurate data for subsequent effective engagement of targetsscheduled fire - prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined timesearching fire - fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gunsupporting fire - fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combatsuppressive fire - fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectivesunobserved fire - fire for which the point of impact (the bursts) cannot be observedartillery fire, cannon fire - fire delivered by artillery
	3.	fire - the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"flame, flamingblaze, blazing - a strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly"combustion, burning - a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and lightflare - a sudden burst of flameignition - the process of initiating combustion or catching fire
	4.	fire - a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked"cookfire - a fire for cookingfireplace, hearth, open fireplace - an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"
	5.	fire - once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expressionelement - one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements"
	6.	fire - feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour, ardor, ardourpassion, passionateness - a strong feeling or emotionzeal - excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end; "he had an absolute zeal for litigation"
	7.	fire - fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking; "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire"fuel - a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"
	8.	fire - a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"tribulation, visitation, trial - an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague"
	9.	fire - intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"flack, flak, attack, blastcriticism, unfavorable judgment - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"
Verb	1.	fire - start firing a weaponopen fireshoot, blast - fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away"
	2.	fire - cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"dischargepop - fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping"let drive, let fly, loose off - fire as from a gun; "The soldiers let drive their bullets"shoot, blast - fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away"fusillade - attack with fusillade
	3.	fire - bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"bake - cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes"
	4.	fire - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, can, force out, displace, dismiss, terminateretire - make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"pension off - let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile"clean out - force out; "The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers"furlough, lay off - dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"squeeze out - force out; "Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts"remove - remove from a position or an officesend away, send packing, dismiss, drop - stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"hire, employ, engage - engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
	5.	fire - go off or discharge; "The gun fired"go off, discharge
	6.	fire - drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back - force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
	7.	fire - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, raisecreate, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"touch a chord, strike a chord - evoke a reaction, response, or emotion; "this writer strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched a chord"ask for, invite - increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"draw - elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"rekindle - arouse again; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love"infatuate - arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her"prick - to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience"fire up, stir up, wake, heat, ignite, inflame - arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"excite - arouse or elicit a feelinganger - make angry; "The news angered him"discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composureshame - cause to be ashamedspite, wound, bruise, injure, offend, hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuliinterest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
	8.	fire - destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"burn, burn downburn, combust - undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"incinerate, burn - cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"backfire - set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie firecremate - reduce to ashes; "Cremate a corpse"torch - burn maliciously, as by arson; "The madman torched the barns"scorch - destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land"ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
	9.	fire - provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"fuelfurnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

fire

noun1. flames, blaze, combustion, inferno, conflagration, holocaust A forest fire is sweeping across the country.2. heater, radiator, convector She switched on the electric fire.3. passion, force, light, energy, heat, spirit, enthusiasm, excitement, dash, intensity, sparkle, life, vitality, animation, vigour, zeal, splendour, verve, fervour, eagerness, dynamism, lustre, radiance, welly (slang), virtuosity, élan, ardour, brio, vivacity, impetuosity, burning passion, scintillation, fervency, pizzazz or pizazz (informal) His punishing schedule seemed to dim his fire at times.4. bombardment, shooting, firing, shelling, hail, volley, barrage, gunfire, sniping, flak, salvo, fusillade, cannonade His car was raked with fire from automatic weapons.5. criticism, condemnation, disapproval, stick (slang), blame, rebuke, reprimand, flak (informal), reproach, dressing down (informal), reproof, sideswipe, castigation, remonstrance, reprehension He said they should turn their fire on the opposition.verb1. let off, shoot, launch, shell, loose, set off, discharge, hurl, eject, detonate, let loose (informal), touch off a huge gun designed to fire nuclear or chemical shells2. shoot, explode, discharge, detonate, pull the trigger Soldiers fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds.3. (Informal) dismiss, sack (informal), get rid of, discharge, lay off, make redundant, cashier, give notice, show the door, give the boot (slang), kiss off (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), give the push, give the bullet (Brit. slang), give marching orders, give someone their cards, give the sack to (informal), give someone his or her P45 (informal) She was sent a letter saying she was fired from her job.4. (sometimes with up) inspire, excite, stir, stimulate, motivate, irritate, arouse, awaken, animate, rouse, stir up, quicken, inflame, incite, electrify, enliven, spur on, galvanize, inspirit, impassion They were fired with an enthusiasm for public speaking.5. set fire to, torch, ignite, set on fire, kindle, set alight, set ablaze, put a match to, set aflame, enkindle, light matches, turpentine and cotton, with which they fired the housescatch fire ignite, flare up, burst into flames, burn The aircraft caught fire soon after take-off.on fire1. burning, flaming, blazing, alight, ablaze, in flames, aflame, fiery The captain radioed that the ship was on fire.2. ardent, excited, inspired, eager, enthusiastic, passionate, fervent He was on fire, youthfully impatient.Related words
like pyromania
fear pyrophobiaProverbs
"Fight fire with fire"
"Fire is a good servant but a bad master"
"If you play with fire you get burnt"
"Out of the frying pan, into the fire"

fire

noun1. The visible signs of combustion:blaze, conflagration, flame, flare-up.2. Powerful, intense emotion:ardor, fervency, fervor, passion.3. Passionate devotion to or interest in a cause or subject, for example:ardor, enthusiasm, fervor, passion, zeal, zealousness.4. Exceptional brightness and clarity, as of a cut and polished stone:brilliance, brilliancy, luminosity, radiance.5. Liveliness and vivacity of imagination:brilliance, brilliancy, genius, inspiration.verb1. To cause to burn or undergo combustion:enkindle, ignite, kindle, light.Slang: torch.Idioms: set afire, set fire to.2. To arouse the emotions of; make ardent:animate, enkindle, impassion, inspire, kindle, stir.3. To discharge a gun or firearm:shoot.Idiom: take a shot at.4. To release or cause to release energy suddenly and violently, especially with a loud noise:blast, blow (up), burst, detonate, explode, fulminate, go off, touch off.5. To launch with great force:hurtle, loose, project, propel, shoot.Idiom: let fly.6. Informal. To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm:cast, dart, dash, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, pitch, shoot, shy, sling, throw, toss.7. Informal. To end the employment or service of:cashier, discharge, dismiss, drop, release, terminate.Informal: ax, pink-slip.Slang: boot, bounce, can, sack.Idioms: give someone his or her walking papers, give someone the ax, give someone the gate, give someone the pink slip, let go, show someone the door.

Translations

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(ˈfaiə) noun1. anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not. a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire. 炉火，火灾 2. an apparatus for heating. a gas fire; an electric fire.炉3. the heat and light produced by burning. Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.火4. enthusiasm. with fire in his heart.热情5. attack by gunfire. The soldiers were under fire.炮火 verb1. (of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen. The ceramic pots must be fired.烧制2. to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire. The story fired his imagination.激起3. to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it. He fired his revolver three times.开枪4. to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc. He fired three bullets at the target.射出5. (often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at. They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.向...开枪6. to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss. He was fired from his last job for being late.解雇fire alarm an apparatus (eg a bell) to give warning of a fire. Everyone had to leave the building when the fire alarm rang.火灾报警器ˈfirearm noun any type of gun. In most countries you need a licence to keep firearms.火器ˈfire-brigade noun a company of firemen. Call the fire-brigade!消防队ˈfire-cracker noun a kind of firework which makes a loud noise. 鞭炮ˈfire-engine noun a vehicle carrying firemen and their equipment. 救火车ˈfire-escape noun a means of escape from a building in case of fire, usually in the form of a metal staircase on the outside of the building. Hotels should have fire-escapes. 太平梯，安全出口 ˈfire-extinguisher noun an apparatus (usually containing chemicals) for putting out fires. There must be fire-extinguishers in every room.灭火器ˈfire-guard noun a metal framework placed in front of a fireplace for safety. 火炉护栏ˈfireman noun a man whose job is to put out accidental fires or those caused deliberately as a criminal act. 消防队员ˈfireplace noun a space in a room (usually in a wall) with a chimney above, for a fire. a wide stone fireplace.壁炉ˈfireproof adjective that is made so it cannot catch fire. a fireproof suit.防火的ˈfireside noun a place beside a fireplace. The old man slept by the fireside; (also adjective) a fireside chair.炉边ˈfire-station noun the building or buildings where fire-engines and other pieces of equipment used by firemen are kept. 消防站ˈfirewood noun wood that is suitable for burning as fuel. I went into the garden to cut firewood.柴火ˈfirework noun a small exploding device giving off a colourful display of lights. Rockets are my favourite fireworks; (also adjective) a firework display; If your sister finds out, there'll be fireworks (= a display of anger)!焰火ˈfiring-squad noun a group of soldiers with guns, to execute a prisoner. He must face the firing-squad.行刑队catch fire to begin to burn. Dry wood catches fire easily.开始燃烧on fire burning. The building is on fire!着火open fire (usually with on) to begin shooting at. The enemy opened fire (on us).开火play with fire to do something dangerous or risky. Putting all your money into that business is playing with fire!玩火set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act. They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.放火烧under fire1. being shot at. We have been under fire from the enemy all day.遭到炮火射击2. being criticized or blamed. The government is under fire.受到批评

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fire,

the phenomenon of combustioncombustion,
rapid chemical reaction of two or more substances with a characteristic liberation of heat and light; it is commonly called burning. The burning of a fuel (e.g., wood, coal, oil, or natural gas) in air is a familiar example of combustion.
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phenomenon associated with the chemical reaction of a gas that has been heated above its kindling temperature with some other gas, usually atmospheric oxygen (see combustion).
..... Click the link for more information. , and heat. One of the basic tools of human culture, its use is extremely ancient, predating the existence of Homo sapiens by several hundred thousand years or more. In ancient Greece and later, fire was considered one of the four basic elements, a substance from which all things were composed. Its great importance to humans, the mystery of its powers, and its seeming capriciousness have made fire divine or sacred to many peoples. Fire as a god is a characteristic feature of ZoroastrianismZoroastrianism
, religion founded by Zoroaster, but with many later accretions. Scriptures

Zoroastrianism's scriptures are the Avesta or the Zend Avesta [Pahlavi avesta=law, zend=commentary].
..... Click the link for more information. , in which, as in many sun-worshiping religions, fire is considered the earthly representative or type of the sun. The belief that fire is sacred is widespread in mythology, and such beliefs have survived in some highly developed cultures. The connection between the Greek colony and the metropolis was the fire kindled in the colony from a brand brought from the mother city's fire. The most carefully preserved cult in Rome was that of Vesta, goddess of the hearth, and her virgins guarded the holy fire. One of the greatest Greek myths is the story of PrometheusPrometheus
, in Greek mythology, great benefactor of mankind. He was the son of the Titan Iapetus and of Clymene or Themis. Because he foresaw the defeat of the Titans by the Olympians he sided with Zeus and thus was spared the punishment of the other Titans.
..... Click the link for more information. , the fire bringer. The theft of fire is a common element in the myths of many other cultures. The ramifications of the human ideas about fire are tremendously complex, extending as they do into the concepts about light and the heavens.

Bibliography

See J. G. Frazer, Myths of the Origins of Fire (1930, repr. 1971); G. Bachelard, Psychoanalysis of Fire (tr. 1964).

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(religion, spiritualism, and occult)

There are four elements—Earth, Air, Fire, and Water—associated with the four directions of North, East, South, and West in the magic circle.

Fire is connected with the God. It is light and energy, healing, desire, fertility,

and also destruction of the outworn. Many traditions of Wicca apply fire to the south and further associate it with the color red and the elementals known as salamanders. Fire is related to reliability, solidity, law, and the order of things.

In Ritual or Ceremonial Magic, fire is associated with Michael and with the tarot suit of Wands, and with summer, noonday, and the Hebrew letter Vau.

The elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water are differently assigned to the directions in the Native American Medicine Wheels; those associations vary from tribe to tribe.

The Parisian Theatre of the Vampires, as shown in Interview with the Vampire, was destroyed by fire.

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(pop culture)

Though not mentioned by Abraham Van Helsing, the voice of knowledge about vampires in Bram Stoker‘s Dracula, (1897) fire was considered the ultimate means of destroying a vampire in eastern European countries. Fire was an ancient symbol of God. For example, God appeared to Moses in the burning bush and once the Hebrews left Egypt, God signaled his presence through a cloud that hovered by day and a fire by night. The fiery destruction of the evil cities of Sodom and Gomorrah was an illustration of God’s power. In the book of Revelations, God was pictured as cleansing the earth by fire at the end of time. Fire was thus both destructive and renewing, consuming the old and corrupt and making way for the new and pure.

Throughout the world, fire has been a vital source of light and warmth and integral to food preparation. It was natural for it to take on symbolic and religious meanings. While fire has had a particular meaning and its own rituals in each culture, it has been part of the sacred life of all cultures. In the Mediterranean, the metaphorical description of the soul as a spark of fire added to its sacred quality. Fire also has been used to execute people in some countries—a practice used especially for condemned heretics and witches during the medieval period in Europe. In eastern Europe, from Bulgaria and Romania to Russia and Poland, the body of a suspected vampire was burned if lesser means (the stake, or decapitation) failed to stop it. Throughout Europe, people used a new fire to cure livestock of sickness. When such a fire was to be built, residents would extinguish every individual fire in the village and start two new bonfires a short distance from each other. The people then walked the animals in the village through the new fire, or need fire. Afterwards, they relit the village fires from the embers of the need fire. At times, when a vampire was believed to be attacking cattle and other domestic animals, villagers would resort to a need fire, hoping that would free them from the vampire. It was believed that the fire would cause the vampire to leave the herd and become trapped in the area of the fire, where it then would be devoured by wolves. While not mentioned by Stoker as a way to fight the vampire, fire was used by the author of Varney the Vampyre as the ultimate means of death: Varney jumped into the fiery opening of a volcano. Through the twentieth century, this concept of fire has been picked up in many vampire novels and movies, where it provided a popular option for the vampire’s destruction. Torch-carrying villagers attacking the vampire’s (or other monster’s) lair and burning it to the ground was a common scene in movies of the 1930s and 1940s.

More recently, St. Germain, the vampire hero in Chelsea Quinn Yarbro‘s novels, noted fire as one of two means to experience the “true death” of a vampire. For Anne Rice‘s vampires, whose blood was combustible, fire was almost the only way they could be destroyed. Lestat de Lioncourt was introduced to fire soon after he was made a vampire when Magnus, his creator, committed suicide by jumping into a fire before he told Lestat much about the vampiric life. Claudia and Louis used fire against Lestat before their leaving for Europe, and later Louis used fire against the Parisian vampire community when he burned their Theatre of the Vampires. Fire had its most prominent role in Rice’s third vampire volume, Queen of the Damned, where one character notes that fire is the one weapon that vampires can use against each other, and that is exactly what Akasha the ancient original vampire did. She launched a mission against the vampire community and destroyed many before she was herself destroyed. The effectiveness of fire on vampires is carried forward in more recent vampire productions such as the Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and the “Twilight” series. In the movies, it repeatedly has made for an exciting ending to a vampire chase, occasionally by shoving the vampire into a furnace for cremation.

Sources:

Edmans, Karl-Martin. “Fire.” In Mircea Eliade, ed. The Encyclopedia of Religion. New York: Macmillian Publishing Company, 1987.Ramsland, Katherine. The Vampire Companion: The Official Guide to Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles. New York: Ballantine Books, 1993. 507 pp.

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The most ancient traces of the use of fire have been found in excavations of Sinanthropus and Neanderthal sites. Apparently man at first made use of fire generated by natural forces, such as lightning or spontaneous combustion of organic matter. Fire was first artificially generated at a much later time, most likely at the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic. Some ancient methods of making fire were scraping, drilling, and sawing, based on the friction of two pieces of wood against one another. Another method was striking sparks from flint. This method was improved at the beginning of the Iron Age with the help of steel and was used until the invention of phosphorus matches in the 19th century. The control of fire “for the first time gave man mastery over a certain force of nature and in this way once and for all separated man from the animal kingdom” (F. Engels, in K. Marx and F. Engels, Soch., 2nd ed. vol. 20, p. 117).

At first, fires were used for protection against the cold and predatory beasts, for illumination, and for the preparation of food. Fire evidently also played a significant role in the formation and consolidation of social ties within primitive hordes. First, maintenance of the fire demanded that members of the group perform coordinated duties. Second, all the vital activities of the primitive community were centered around the campfire or hearth. Man later learned to use fire for various technical purposes, such as mining flint, processing timber, and firing clay. Fire occupied an important place in the religious views and in the mythologies of many peoples.

REFERENCES

Anuchin, D. N. Otkrytie ognia isposoby ego dobyvaniia, 2nd ed. Moscow-Leningrad, 1926.
Boriskovskii, P. I. “Osvoenie ognia.” In Kratkie soobshcheniia o dokladakh i polevykh issledovaniiakh In-ta istorii material’noi kul’lury, 1940, book 6.
Porshnev, B. F. “O drevneishem sposobe polucheniia ognia.” Sovetskaia etnografiia, 1955, no. 1.

V. M. BAKHTA

Fire

of all types of weapons, a means for destroying an enemy in battle on the ground, at sea, and in the air.

The strength of fire lies in its effectiveness and the ability to maneuver quickly and at the right moment. Fire is made effective by accuracy, concentration, surprise in application, and skillful control. Maneuvering of fire involves switching fire from certain targets to others in order to destroy them in sequence or simultaneously and concentrating the fire of various types of weapons against the key targets or sectors. Fire may be from artillery (including rocket, antiaircraft, and ship artillery), tanks, small arms, and other types of weapons.

Artillery employs fire on an individual target, convergent fire, the rolling barrage, successive concentrations, the standing barrage, the creeping barrage, and massed fire. Antiaircraft artillery uses convergent and barrage fire against the most important aerial targets. According to extent of damage to be inflicted, artillery employs annihilation fire (the target loses its combat capability completely), neutralization fire (the target is temporarily deprived of combat capability, maneuver is limited, and control is disrupted), and destruction fire against defense installations (the targets are made unsuitable for further use). Artillery wages fire by single rounds, platoon and battery fire, deliberate fire (with appointed time intervals between rounds), volley fire (rounds follow one another as quickly as possible), and salvo fire (all the guns of the battery or battalion fire simultaneously on command).

Among small arms, carbines (conventional rifles) wage fire by single rounds, submachine guns fire in short and long bursts or single rounds, and machine guns fire in short and long bursts or continuously. Fire by a squad, a platoon, and sometimes even a company that is opened up simultaneously on the command of the commander is called volley fire and is used against dense enemy combat formations to repulse an attack. Based on the direction of rifle and gun fire a distinction is made between frontal (directed at the front of the target), flank (at the flank of the target), and cross fire (at a single target from at least two directions). Fire by machine guns, individual field guns, and tanks that is opened up by surprise at very close range in one definite direction is called dagger fire in Russian.

G. M. SHINKAREV

Fire

uncontrolled burning that destroys property and endangers human life. All fires involve the chemical reaction of the burning substance with oxygen in the air, the release of great amounts of heat, and the rapid conversion of the combustion products into gases. Fires extinguished in their early stages and involving no losses constitute about 25 percent of the total number of fires. Only a small percentage of fires are major fires occurring in depots, warehouses, stores, and other places where goods are concentrated; the material damage resulting from these fires is considerable. In the USSR, for example, large fires account for 1 or 1.5 percent of all fires but 60 percent of all fire losses. In the USA, the National Fire Protection Association estimates yearly fire losses at about 3 billion dollars; the figure reaches 11 billion dollars if indirect losses are included. In 1972 in the USA, there were about 2.5 million fires, in which some 12,000 people died and some 300,000 were injured.

Fires are most frequently caused by carelessness, misuse of industrial equipment, spontaneous combustion of raw materials and finished products, static electricity, lightning, and arson. Based on where they originate, fires are classified as follows: fires on means of transport, steppe and field fires, underground fires in shafts and mines, peat and forest fires, and fires in buildings and structures. Fires in buildings and structures are in turn subdivided into open fires, in which flames and smoke are highly visible, and closed fires, in which the fire spreads along hidden pathways. The space involved by a fire is arbitrarily divided into three zones: the zone of active combustion, the zone of thermal effect; and the zone of smoke.

Figure 1. Temperatures in a closed fire

Externally, the zone of active combustion is marked by flame and glowing or smoldering materials. Oxygen in this zone is usually supplied from the air, although in some cases it results from the thermal decomposition of oxygen-containing combustible substances. Combustible structures and materials at the origin of the fire heat up and ignite as a result of the heat, and noncombustible materials lose their structural strength and warp.

Figure 2. Behavior of temperature in fires involving the combustion of various substances

The major factor contributing to the destructiveness of fires is the heat that develops as the fire burns. The temperature inside burning houses and public buildings ranges from 800° to 900°C. As Figure 1 shows, the heat in a burning room is not distributed uniformly. Figure 2 shows the difference in the temperatures of fires in enclosed spaces when various solid substances burn. As the amount of combustible material per unit floor area (fire load) increases, the maximum temperature and duration of the fire increases (Figure 3). As a rule, the highest temperatures are generated in open fires and average from 1200°C to 1350°C for combustible gases, from 1100° to 1300°C for liquids, and from 1000° to 1250°C for solids. When Thermit, Elektron (a magnesium-base alloy), or magnesium burn, the maximum temperatures range from 2000° to 3000°C. The heat released in the zone of combustion is transferred to the environment by convective and radiant heat exchange and as a result of thermal conductivity.

The zone of thermal effect is the area around the zone of combustion in which heat exchange produces heat that destroys surrounding objects and endangers human life. The zone of thermal effect is conventionally defined as the area surrounding the zone of combustion in which the heat generated by the mixture of air and gaseous combustion products is not less than 60° to

Figure 3. Behavior of temperature in fires with various fire loads of wood

80°C and the surface density of the heat flux exceeds 4 kilowatts per m², or 60 kilocalories per min-m³. During a fire, significant displacements of air and combustion products occur (Figure 4). The hot gaseous products rush upward, causing an influx of denser, cool air into the zone of combustion. In fires inside buildings, the rate of gas exchange depends on the dimensions and arrangement of openings in the walls and roof, the height of the rooms, and the amount and kind of combustible materials. The direction in which the heated products travel usually determines the way the fire will probably spread, since the intense rising heat currents may carry sparks, hot coals, and firebrands considerable distances and start new fires.

Figure 4. Gas exchange in a room fire

The combustion products released during a fire—smoke—create a smoke zone. The composition of smoke usually includes nitrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and ashes. Many of the products of complete and incomplete combustion found in smoke have high toxicity; this is especially true of products formed when polymers burn. In some cases, the products of incomplete combustion, such as carbon monoxide, may combine with oxygen to form combustible and explosive mixtures.

Fires may be extinguished by the action of cooling substances on the surface of the burning materials. Noncombustible vapors or gases may be used to dilute burning substances or air entering the zone of combustion, or a layer of insulation composed of fire-extinguishing substances may be created between the zone of combustion and the burning material or air. Water is the chief means of putting out fires. Streams of water are used to dispel smoke, provide protection from thermal radiation, and cool hot surfaces. In addition to water, fire-extinguishing agents include chemical and pressurized foams, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, powders, water vapor, and substances that stop the chemical reactions of combustion. Fire-extinguishing agents are applied at the base of the fire through the use of fire-fighting equipment; equipment includes fixed devices for fire extinguishing, fire engines, fire trains, fireboats, fire pumps, and fire extinguishers. Fire protection services and the supervisory personnel of individual facilities see to the measures needed to prevent and extinguish fires.

REFERENCES

Benson, S. Termokhimicheskaia kinetika. Moscow, 1971. (Translated from English).
Monakhov, V. T. Metody issledovaniia pozharnoi opasnosti veshchestv. Moscow, 1972.
Demidov, P. G., V. A. Shandyba, and P. P. Shcheglov. Gorenie i svoistva goriuchikh veshchestv. Moscow, 1973.

P. S. SAVEL’EV

What does it mean when you dream about fire?

Fire, like many familiar elements from everyday experience, is a complex symbol. It can symbolize passion, anger, the spirit, cooking, purification, transformation, illumination, and destruction. Our language contains expressions like “being fired,” “getting fired up,” “getting burned,” and “passing the torch.” The particular meaning of fire in a dream can be determined from other cues in the dream landscape.

fire

[fīr] (chemistry) The manifestation of rapid combustion, or combination of materials with oxygen. (engineering) To blast with gunpowder or other explosives. (mining engineering) A warning that a shot is being fired. (ordnance) The discharge of a gun, launching of a missile, or the like. The projectiles or missiles fired. To discharge a weapon.

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representation of the sun. [Western Symbolism: Cirlot, 105–106]See: Sun

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Agniintermediary of the gods through sacrificial fire. [Hindu Myth.: Parrinder, 12]Armidasorceress sets fire to her own palace when it is threatened by the Crusaders. [Ital. Lit.: Jerusalem Delivered (Gerusalemme Liberata); in Benét, 391]burning bushform taken by the Angel of the Lord to speak to Moses. [O.T.: Exodus 3:2-3]Cacagoddess of the hearth. [Rom. Myth.: Kravitz, 49]Dactyliintroduced fire to Crete. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 74]Etticoat, Little Nancycandle personified: longer she stands, shorter she grows. [Nurs. Rhyme: Mother Goose, 39]Fahrenheit 451in an America of the future the fireman’s job is to burn all books that have been concealed from authorities. [Am. Lit.: Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 in Weiss, 289]Florianmiraculously extinguished conflagration; popularly invoked against combustion. [Christian Hagiog.: Hall, 126]Great Chicago Firedestroyed much of Chicago; it was supposedly started when Mrs. O’Leary’s cow kicked over a lantern (1871). [Am. Hist.: Payton, 141]HephaestusPrometheus’ kinsman and the god of fire. [Gk. Lit.: Prometheus Bound, Magill I, 786–788]luciferkitchen match; from Lucifer, fallen archangel. [Br. Folklore: Espy, 66]Phlegethonriver of liquid fire in Hades. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 699]Phoenixfabulous bird that consumes itself by fire every five hundred years and rises renewed from the ashes. [Arab Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 699]Polycarp, St.sentenced to immolation, flames unscathingly ensheathed him. [Christian Hagiog.: Attwater, 290]PrometheusTitan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to man. [Gk. Myth.: Payton, 546]salamanderflame-dwelling spirit in Rosicrucian philosophy. [Medieval Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 956]Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednegowalk unscathed in the fire of the furnace into which Nebuchadnezzar has them thrown. [O. T.: Daniel 3:21-27]Smokey the Bearwarns “only you can prevent forest fires.” [Am. Pop. Cult.: Misc.]TaberahIsraelite camp scorched by angry Jehovah. [O.T.: Numbers 11:1–3]Tophethwhere parents immolated children to god, Moloch. [O.T.: II Kings 23:10; Jeremiah 7:31–32]Vestavirgin goddess of hearth; custodian of sacred fire. [Rom. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 1127]Vulcanblacksmith of gods; personification of fire. [Art: Hall, 128]

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Astrology of or relating to a group of three signs of the zodiac, Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius

Fire

(1) Tablet: see Kindle Fire.

(2) TV set-top box: see Fire TV.

(3) Smartphone: see Fire Phone.

Fire

(dreams)This is a very complex symbol that can have both negative and positive connotations. When interpreting this dream, you need to consider all of its details and your emotional responses in the dream. Fire can be a deeply spiritual symbol representing transformation and enlightenment. On the other hand, it could represent danger, anger, passion, pain, or fear. Is the fire in your dream destroying something or simply warming you? Are you currently engaging in negative behaviors or are you knowingly making wrong (or destructive) choices? Your unconscious mind may be warning you and at the same time encouraging you to alter those things in your life that may be hurtful and dangerous.

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noun flames

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noun heater

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noun passion

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noun bombardment

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noun criticism

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verb let off

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verb shoot

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verb dismiss

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verb inspire

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verb set fire to

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phrase catch fire

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phrase on fire: burning

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phrase on fire: ardent

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noun the visible signs of combustion

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noun powerful, intense emotion

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noun passionate devotion to or interest in a cause or subject, for example

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noun exceptional brightness and clarity, as of a cut and polished stone

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noun liveliness and vivacity of imagination

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verb to cause to burn or undergo combustion

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verb to arouse the emotions of; make ardent

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