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fire

1. fire \'fi-(-*)r\ \-l*s\ n [ME, fr. OE fy-r; akin to OHG fiur fire, Gk 
   pyr] often attrib  1a1: the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, 
   flame, and heat  1a2: one of the four elements of the alchemists  1b1: 
   burning passion : ARDOR  1b2: liveliness of imagination : INSPIRATION  2: 
   fuel in combustion  3a: a destructive burning  3b1: death or torture by 
   fire  3b2: severe trial or ordeal  4: BRILLIANCY, LUMINOSITY  5a: the 
   discharge of firearms  5b: intense verbal attack  5c: a rapidly delivered 
   series (as of remarks)  : BURNING, EAGER  - fire.less aj
2. fire \'fi-r-*r\ vt 1a: to set on fire : KINDLE  1b1: to give life or 
   spirit to : INSPIRE  1b2: to fill with passion : INFLAME  1c: to light up 
   as if by fire  2a: to drive out or away by or as if by fire  2b: to 
   discharge from a position  3a1: to cause to explode : DETONATE  3a2: to 
   propel from a gun : DISCHARGE, LAUNCH  3a3: to score (a number) in a game 
   or contest  3b: to throw with speed : HURL  3c: to utter with force and 
   rapidity  4: to apply fire or fuel to : as  4a: to process by applying heat 
    4b: to feed or serve the fire of  1a: to take fire : KINDLE  of an 
   internal-combustion engine  1b: to have the explosive charge ignite at the 
   proper time  2: to become irritated or angry  3a: to discharge a firearm  
   3b: to emit or let fly an object  4: to tend a fire  - fir.er n