fired Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb start firing a weapon
   fire; open fire.
   
2. verb cause to go off
   fire; discharge.
   
   • fire a gun
   • fire a bullet
3. verb bake in a kiln so as to harden
   fire.
   
   • fire pottery
4. verb terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
   give the axe; send away; give the sack; fire; dismiss; terminate; displace; sack; give notice; force out; can.
   
   • The boss fired his secretary today
   • The company terminated 25% of its workers
5. verb go off or discharge
   fire; discharge; go off.
   
   • The gun fired
6. verb drive out or away by or as if by fire
   fire.
   
   • The soldiers were fired
   • Surrender fires the cold skepticism
7. verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
   raise; fire; enkindle; elicit; arouse; evoke; kindle; provoke.
   
   • arouse pity
   • raise a smile
   • evoke sympathy
8. verb destroy by fire
   fire; burn; burn down.
   
   • They burned the house and his diaries
9. verb provide with fuel
   fuel; fire.
   
   • Oil fires the furnace
10. adjective satellite having lost your job
    laid-off; pink-slipped; dismissed; discharged.
    

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