fire in WordNet English dictionary

1. feelings of great warmth and intensity
   "he spoke with great ardor"
   ardor  ardour  fervor  fervour  fervency  fire  fervidness 
   
2. intense adverse criticism
   "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
   fire  attack  flak  flack  blast 
   
3. 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"
   fire  firing 
   
4. a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
   "they sat by the fire and talked"
   fire 
   
5. the event of something burning (often destructive)
   "they lost everything in the fire"
   fire 
   
6. a severe trial
   "he went through fire and damnation"
   fire 
   
7. the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
   "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
   fire  flame  flaming 
   
8. fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
   "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire"
   fire 
   
9. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
   fire 
   

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