Definition of "fire" in İngilizce

noun

(uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
(countable) An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).
- We sat about the fire singing songs and telling tales.
(countable) The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
- There was a fire at the school last night and the whole place burned down.
- During hot and dry summers many fires in forests are caused by regardlessly discarded cigarette butts.
(uncountable, alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
(countable, British) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
(countable) The elements necessary to start a fire.
- The fire was laid and needed to be lit.
(uncountable) The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun or other ranged weapon.
- The fire from the enemy guns kept us from attacking.
(countable) A planned bombardment by artillery or similar weapons, or the capability to deliver such.
- We dominated the battlespace with our fires.
(countable, African-American Vernacular, slang) A firearm.
(countable, figurative) A barrage, volley
(astronautics) An instance of firing one or more rocket engines.
- static fire
Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
A severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking.
Red coloration in a piece of opal.
(gemology) The capacity of a gemstone, especially a faceted, cut gemstone, that is transparent to visible light, to disperse white light into its multispectral component parts, resulting in a flash of different colors, the richness and dispersion of which increases the gemstone's value.

adjective

(slang) Amazing; excellent.
- This is fire, keep up the amazing work!

verb

(transitive) To set (something, often a building) on fire.
(transitive) To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
- If you fire the pottery at too high a temperature, it may crack.
- They fire the wood to make it easier to put a point on the end.
(transitive) To drive away by setting a fire.
(transitive, employment) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).
(transitive, by extension) To terminate a contract with a client; to drop a client.
(transitive) To shoot (a gun, rocket/missile, or analogous device).
- We will fire our guns at the enemy.
- The jet fired a salvo of rockets at the truck convoy.
- He fired his radar gun at passing cars.
(intransitive) To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.
- Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.
(astronautics) To operate a rocket engine to produce thrust.
- The RCS thrusters fired several times to stabilize the tumbling spacecraft.
(transitive, mining) To set off an explosive in a mine.
(transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
(intransitive, physiology) To cause an action potential in a cell.
- When a neuron fires, it transmits information.
(transitive) To forcibly direct (something).
- He answered the questions the reporters fired at him.
(ambitransitive, computer sciences, software engineering) To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
- The event handler should only fire after all web page content has finished loading.
- The queue fires a job whenever the thread pool is ready to handle it.
(transitive) To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
- to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge
(intransitive, dated) To be irritated or inflamed with passion.
To animate; to give life or spirit to.
- to fire the genius of a young man
To feed or serve the fire of.
- to fire a boiler
(transitive) To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
(transitive, farriery) To cauterize (a horse, or a part of its body).
(intransitive, dated) To catch fire; to be kindled.
(intransitive, dated) To work as a fireman, one who keeps the fire under a steam boiler on a steam-powered ship or train.
- I fired on that train until August.
(slang, usually with "up") To start (an engine).
(horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to race ahead with a burst of energy.