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