fire - Meaning in Konkani

fire - Meaning in Konkani

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Definitions and Meaning of fire in English

fire noun

1. a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning

   Example

   • "they sat by the fire and talked"
2. intense adverse criticism

   Examples

   • "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"
   • "don't give me any flak"
   • "the government has come under attack"
3. the event of something burning (often destructive)

   Example

   • "they lost everything in the fire"
4. a severe trial

   Example

   • "he went through fire and damnation"
5. feelings of great warmth and intensity

   Example

   • "he spoke with great ardor"
6. the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

   Example

   • "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
7. fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking

   Examples

   • "barbecue over an open fire"
   • "put the kettle on the fire"
8. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
9. the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

   Examples

   • "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"
   • "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"

fire verb

1. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

   Synonyms

   terminate

   Examples

   • "The boss fired his secretary today"
   • "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
2. provide with fuel

   Example

   • "Oil fires the furnace"
3. drive out or away by or as if by fire

   Examples

   • "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"
   • "The soldiers were fired"
4. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

   Examples

   • "arouse pity"
   • "evoke sympathy"
   • "raise a smile"
5. generate an electrical impulse

   Example

   • "the neurons fired fast"
6. start firing a weapon
7. go off or discharge

   Example

   • "The gun fired"
8. cause to go off

   Examples

   • "fire a bullet"
   • "fire a gun"
9. become ignited

   Example

   • "The furnace wouldn't fire"
10. start or maintain a fire in

    Example

    • "fire the furnace"
11. destroy by fire

    Example

    • "They burned the house and his diaries"
12. bake in a kiln so as to harden

    Example

    • "fire pottery"

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