Meanings
fire1
plural fires · alternative archaic fier · alternative 🜂
- uncountableA (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.
But to me it was not despicable; I said, "Oh, you fire, I love you, you dainty pink creature, for you are beautiful—and that is enough!" and was going to gather it to my breast.
1906, Mark Twain, Eve's Diary - countableAn 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.
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We toted in the wood and got the fire going nice and comfortable. Lord James still set in one of the chairs and Applegate had cabbaged the other and was hugging the stove.
1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC - countableThe 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.
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During hot and dry summers many fires in forests are caused by regardlessly discarded cigarette butts.
The motive for the fires is still under investigation, and federal officials are looking into whether a hate crime was committed. Matthews is charged with three counts of simple arson on a religious building.
2019 April 12, Paul P. Murphy and Samira Said, “Louisiana arson suspect expressed disgust with Baptist churches on Facebook”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2021Efforts to fight the fires in New South Wales and Victoria were hampered as large fires converged and created their own violent weather systems. The fire created dry lightning storms so severe that planes had to be grounded.
2020 January 1, Bernard Lagan, “Thousands flee to beaches as the flames close in”, in The Times, number 73,044, page 24A fire like this could be the end of a church whose congregation was already in decline.
2023 March 5, Thomas Curwen, “‘Take back what the devil stole’: A Black church struggles to find answers after fire”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2023 - uncountablealchemyThe aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
- UKcountableA heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
- countableThe elements necessary to start a fire.
The fire was laid and needed to be lit.
- uncountableThe bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun or other ranged weapon.
The fire from the enemy guns kept us from attacking.
- countableA planned bombardment by artillery or similar weapons, or the capability to deliver such.
We dominated the battlespace with our fires.
- countableslangAfrican-American VernacularA firearm.
I used to work at Five Below but now I keep that fire below
2023 June 23, “Special K” (track 7), in BLP Kosher (lyrics), Bars Mitzva, 2:01 - countableuncountableStrength of passion, whether love or hate.
He had fire in his temper.
1687, Francis Atterbury, An Answer to Some Considerations on the Spirit of Martin Luther and the Original of the Reformation; […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] [Sheldonian] Theater, →OCLC1 more example
You call it hope—that fire of fire! It is but agony of desire: […]
1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems - countableuncountableLiveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
And bless their critic with a poet's fire.
1711 May, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Criticism, London: […] W[illiam] Lewis […]; and sold by W[illiam] Taylor […], T[homas] Osborn[e] […], and J[ohn] Graves […], →OCLC1 more example
Attendance of QN meetings has been dwindling, and the creative fire drained from the organization by the dead hand of wannabe bureaucrats bend ^([sic]) on thought control. The action has long since been elsewhere.
1991 December 15, Michael Halberstadt, “Queer Proposals?”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 22, page 5 - countableuncountableSplendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
Stars, hide your fires.
c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv]1 more example
As in a zodiac representing the heavenly fires.
1667, John Milton, “Book XII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC - countableuncountableRed coloration in a piece of opal.
- countableuncountablegemologyThe 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.
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In other words, the more times a light ray reflects within a diamond, the greater the separation of the spectral colors—and the more obvious the appearance of fire—will be. Fire in a gemstone is best defined as "the visible extent of light dispersed into spectral colors" (Reinitz et al., 2001). In a polished diamond, this is seen as flares or flashes of color that appear and disappear as the diamond, the observer, or the light source moves.
2009 December, Al Gilbertson, Benjamin Gudlewski, Mary Johnson, George Maltezos, Axel Scherer, James Shigley, “Cutting Diffraction Gratings to Improve Dispersion (“Fire”) in Diamonds”, in Gems & Gemology, volume 45, number 4, Gemological Institute of America, →DOI, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2024, pages 260–270
alternative Internet nonstandard fye · alternative archaic fier · alternative 🜂
fire2
present singular third person fires · participle present firing · participle past fired · past fired · first person past singular fired · archaic present second person singular firest · past second person singular fired · archaic past second person singular firedst · present singular third person fires · archaic present singular third person fireth · past singular third person fired · past plural fired · past subjunctive fired · participle present firing · participle past fired
- transitiveTo set (something, often a building) on fire.
That lamp was the mummy of a woman tied to a stout stake let into the rock, and he had fired her hair.
1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC2 more examples
["]Then I slipped up again with a box of matches, fired my heap of paper and rubbish, put the chairs and bedding thereby, led the gas to the affair, by means of an india-rubber tube, and waving a farewell to the room left it for the last time." / "You fired the house!" exclaimed Kemp. / "Fired the house. It was the only way to cover my trail – and no doubt it was insured.["]
1897, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “At the House in Great Portland Street”, in The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC, page 186It was long a question of debate, whether the burning of the South Side ghetto was accidental, or whether it was done by the Mercenaries; but it is definitely settled now that the ghetto was fired by the Mercenaries under orders from their chiefs.
1908 February 19, Jack London, The Iron Heel, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., →OCLCSynonyms: inflame, kindle, aflame, alight, conflagrate, fire up, ignite, inflame
- transitiveTo heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
They fire the wood to make it easier to put a point on the end.
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If you fire the pottery at too high a temperature, it may crack.
So this was my future home, I thought! Certainly it made a brave picture. I had seen similar ones fired-in on many a Heidelberg stein. Backed by towering hills,[…]a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter IV, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC - transitiveTo drive away by setting a fire.
Till my bad angel fire my good one out.
1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 144”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC - transitiveemploymentTo terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).First known use 19th c.
The first, obvious choice was hysterical and fantastic Blanche – had there not been her timidity, her fear of being ‘fired’[…].
1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 226Synonyms: dehire, dismiss, give someone their cards, give the boot, give the elbow, give someone the heave-ho, let go, make redundant · Antonyms: hire
- broadlytransitiveTo terminate a contract with a client; to drop a client.
Don't be hesitant to fire a client - cull out the deadwood. If a client doesn't meet the above criteria, you are better off without him. You don't do your best work for a client you'd rather not have.
1979, Richard Collins Rea, Operating a Successful Accounting Practice: A Collection of Material from the Journal of Accountancy Practitioners Forum, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 2881 more example
Maintaining a collegial attitude even when doing the more difficult business work, like firing a client, is another part. If you are struggling through the relationship, the client might be struggling as well, so firing them may be mutually beneficial, and you should try and do it on the best of terms.
2020, Rebecca Migdal, Museum Mercenary: A Handbook for Independent Museum Professionals, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 278 - intransitiveTo shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.
Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.
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I heard that both yesterday and today, when transports of the central government carrying our soldiers arrived at Hu-lu-tao, bandit troops on the shore fired at them.
1989, Dolores Zen, transl., Last Chance in Manchuria, Hoover Institution Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 93 - intransitivemedicineTo cause an action potential in a cell.
When a neuron fires, it transmits information.
- ambitransitivecomputer sciencesTo initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
The queue fires a job whenever the thread pool is ready to handle it.
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The event handler should only fire after all web page content has finished loading.
- datedintransitiveTo be irritated or inflamed with passion.
Love had fired my mind.
1700, [John] Dryden, “Cymon and Iphigenia, from Boccace”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC1 more example
Inexperienced girl as I was, I fired at the idea of becoming his dupe, and fancying, perhaps, that there was more in merely answering his note than it would have amounted to, I said — "That kind of thing may answer very well with button-makers, but ladies don't like it. […]
1864, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Uncle Silas - To feed or serve the fire of.
to fire a boiler
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Driver G. A. Rowett, of the North Eastern Region's Neville Hill shed, now joined the locomotive as pilotman, and actually took over the regulator, Fireman Wheddon continuing to fire.
1958 December 28, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 852We left with the "Blue Train", dead on time. This time I fired all the way. […] The next day took me home again on No. E.16 with Henri Dutertre. I fired from Paris to Calais.
1961 March, 'Balmore', “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 150, 151 - transitiveTo light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
[The sun] fires the proud tops of the eastern pines.
c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]Synonyms: belight, alight, belight, beshine, bright, enlighten, illume, illuminate
- transitivefarrieryTo cauterize (a horse, or a part of its body).
- datedintransitiveTo catch fire; to be kindled.
Synonyms: go up in flames, catch fire, catch on fire, combust, conflagrate, go up in flames, go up in smoke, ignite
- datedintransitiveTo 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.
- slangusuallyTo start (an engine).
- intransitivehobbiesOf a horse: to race ahead with a burst of energy.
I'd say he struggled to get around the course. He never fired. In other years, when Buzzy Hannum rode him, he ran well enough to win, but not this time.
1988, Chronicle of the Horse, volume 51, numbers 1-13, page 18 - slangrestaurantTo begin cooking an order.
FIRE3
- abbreviationacronymuncountablebusinessAcronym of financial independence and retire early.
- abbreviationacronymuncountablebusinessAcronym of finance, insurance and real estate, a class of businesses.
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As Figure 2.1 demonstrates, total income acquired by the finance, insurance and real estate (FIRE) sector has been increasing since the early 1980s. While in the 1952–1980 period, the share of national income that went to the FIRE sector hovered between 12 and 14 percent, by the 2000s it had approached 20 percent.
2008, Özgür Orhangazi, Financialization and the US Economy, Edward Elgar Publishing, →ISBN, page 11
- abbreviationacronymAcronym of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (formerly Foundation for Individual Rights in Education): a non-profit civil liberties group founded in 1999 with the aim of protecting free speech rights on college campuses in the United States.
“President Trump may believe he has the power to revise the First Amendment with the stroke of a pen, but he doesn’t,” the free speech advocacy group FIRE said in a statement.
2025 August 25, “Trump bans burning of US flag in defiance of constitutional protections”, in Al Jazeera, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo set (something, often a building) on fire.
verbTo terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).
verbTo inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
verbTo animate; to give life or spirit to.
verbTo light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
verbTo catch fire; to be kindled.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
nounfeelings of great warmth and intensity
verbterminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
verbcall forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
fire · noun, adjective
- Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
- Proto-Germanic*fōr
- Proto-West Germanic*fuir
- Old Englishfȳr
- Middle Englishfyr
- Englishfire
From Middle English fyr, from Old English fȳr (“fire”), from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from *fuïr, a regularised form of Proto-Germanic *fōr (“fire”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥. Cognates See also Scots feier, fyre (“fire”), Yola vier, vire (“fire”), Saterland Frisian Fjuur, Fjúur (“fire”), West Frisian fjoer (“fire”), Alemannic German Füür (“fire”), Bavarian Feia (“fire”), Central Franconian Fauer, Feier, Füür (“fire”), Cimbrian bôar, vaür, vôar (“fire”), Dutch vier, vuur (“fire”), German Feuer (“fire”), German Low German Füer, Füür (“fire”), Luxembourgish Feier (“fire”), Mòcheno vaier (“fire”), Vilamovian faojer (“fire”), West Flemish vier (“fire”), Yiddish פֿײַער (fayer, “fire”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish fyr (“fire”), Icelandic funi (“fire”), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌽 (fōn, “fire”). Also, compare Armenian հուր (hur, “fire”), Greek πυρ (pyr, “fire”), Latin pūrgō (“to clean, cleanse, clear, purge, purify”), Umbrian 𐌐𐌉𐌓 (pir, “fire”), Bulgarian фир (fir, “ooze, pickle, soak”), Polish perz (“smoke”), Hittite 𒉺𒄴𒄯 (paḫḫur, “fire”), Luwian 𒉺𒀀𒄷𒌋𒌨 (pāhūr, “fire”), Tocharian A/B por/puwar (“fire”). This was an inanimate noun whose animate counterpart was Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis (see ignite). Cognate to pyre.
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-West Germanic
Full word history & related roots →fire · verb, interjection
- Old Englishfȳrian“to make a fire”
- Middle Englishfiren
- Englishfire
From Middle English firen, fyren, furen, from Old English fȳrian (“to make a fire”), from the noun (see above). Cognate with Old Frisian fioria (“to light a fire”), Saterland Frisian fjuurje (“to fire”), Middle Dutch vûren, vueren, vieren (“to set fire”), Dutch vuren (“to fire, shoot”), Old High German fiuren (“to ignite, set on fire”), German feuern (“to fire”).
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans vuur, vuur
- vuuroxidation reaction
- vuurdamaging occurrence of fire
- vuuralchemy: one of the basic elements
- vuurin-flight bullets — see also shot
- vuurelements to start a fire
- bakto heat pottery, etc.
- ontslaanto terminate the employment of
- vuurtransitive: to shoot
Ancient Greek πῦρ, πυρά
- πῦρ (pûr)oxidation reaction
- πυρά (purá)instance of this chemical reaction
Arabic نَار, نار
- نَار (nār)oxidation reaction
- نار (nar)oxidation reaction
- نار (nār)oxidation reaction
- نار (nār)oxidation reaction
- عافية (ʕāfya)oxidation reaction
- نار (nār)oxidation reaction
- نار (nār)oxidation reaction
- حَرِيق (ḥarīq)damaging occurrence of fire
- حريجة (ḥarīja)damaging occurrence of fire
- حريقة (ḥarīga)damaging occurrence of fire
- حريق (ḥarīg)damaging occurrence of fire
- حريق (ḥrīq)damaging occurrence of fire
- طَرَدَ (ṭarada)to terminate the employment of
Basque su, sute
- suoxidation reaction
- sutedamaging occurrence of fire
Bavarian German Feia
- Feiaoxidation reaction
Bengali আগুন, অগ্নি
- আগুন (agun)oxidation reaction
- অগ্নি (ogni)oxidation reaction
- অনল (onol)oxidation reaction
- আতশ (atoś)oxidation reaction
- সর্বভুক (śorbobhuk)oxidation reaction
- আগুন (agun)instance of this chemical reaction
- আগুন (agun)damaging occurrence of fire
Bulgarian о́гън, о́гън
- о́гън (ógăn)oxidation reaction
- о́гън (ógăn)instance of this chemical reaction
- пожа́р (požár)damaging occurrence of fire
- огън (ogăn)alchemy: one of the basic elements
- пе́чка (péčka)heater or stove used in place of real fire
- стрелба (strelba)in-flight bullets — see also shot
- пека (peka)to heat pottery, etc.
- уволня́вам (uvolnjávam)to terminate the employment of
- стрелям (streljam)transitive: to shoot
- стрелям (streljam)intransitive: to shoot
- стрелям (streljam)sport: to shoot, to attempt to score a goal
Catalan foc, incendi
- focoxidation reaction
- incendidamaging occurrence of fire
- focalchemy: one of the basic elements
- coureto heat pottery, etc.
- acomiadarto terminate the employment of
- fer forato terminate the employment of
- disparartransitive: to shoot
- dispararintransitive: to shoot
Chinese хуә, 火
- хуә (huə)oxidation reaction
- 火 (hóe, hé)oxidation reaction
- хуә (huə)instance of this chemical reaction
- 火 (hóe, hé)instance of this chemical reaction
- хуә (huə)alchemy: one of the basic elements
Chinese Cantonese 火, 火燭 /火烛
- 火 (fo²)oxidation reaction
- 火燭 /火烛 (fo² zuk¹)damaging occurrence of fire
- 火災 /火灾 (fo² zoi¹)damaging occurrence of fire
Chinese Mandarin 火, 火
- 火 (huǒ)oxidation reaction
- 火 (huǒ)instance of this chemical reaction
- 火災 /火灾 (huǒzāi)damaging occurrence of fire
- 火 (huǒ)alchemy: one of the basic elements
- 取暖器 (qǔnuǎnqì)heater or stove used in place of real fire
- 火 (huǒ)elements to start a fire
- 解雇 (jiěgù)to terminate the employment of
- 開除 /开除 (kāichú)to terminate the employment of
- 發射 /发射 (fāshè)transitive: to shoot
- 開火 /开火 (kāihuǒ)intransitive: to shoot
- 射擊 /射击 (shèjī, shèjí)intransitive: to shoot
Czech oheň, hoření
- oheňoxidation reaction
- hořeníoxidation reaction
- oheňinstance of this chemical reaction
- požárdamaging occurrence of fire
- oheňalchemy: one of the basic elements
- kamnaheater or stove used in place of real fire
- palbain-flight bullets — see also shot
- vypálitto heat pottery, etc.
- vyhoditto terminate the employment of
- střílettransitive: to shoot
- vystřelitintransitive: to shoot
Danish ild, ild
- ildoxidation reaction
- ildinstance of this chemical reaction
- bålinstance of this chemical reaction
- branddamaging occurrence of fire
- ildalchemy: one of the basic elements
- ovnheater or stove used in place of real fire
- ildstedheater or stove used in place of real fire
- ildin-flight bullets — see also shot
- beskydningin-flight bullets — see also shot
- bålelements to start a fire
- skydeknapbutton on a joypad or similar
- aftrækkerbutton on a joypad or similar
- fantastiskslang: amazing
- opvarmeto heat pottery, etc.
- fyreto terminate the employment of
- afskedigeto terminate the employment of
- fritstilleto terminate the employment of
- affyretransitive: to shoot
- fyreintransitive: to shoot
- skydeintransitive: to shoot
- skydesport: to shoot, to attempt to score a goal
- glødeto be irritated or inflamed with passion
- antændeto catch fire; to be kindled
- udløsecomputer sciences, software engineering: to initiate an event
Dari آتَش, آذَر
- آتَش (ātaš)oxidation reaction
- آذَر (āzar)oxidation reaction
- آتَش (ātaš)instance of this chemical reaction
- آتَش (ātaš)alchemy: one of the basic elements
Dutch vuur, vuur
- vuuroxidation reaction
- vuurinstance of this chemical reaction
- branddamaging occurrence of fire
- vuuralchemy: one of the basic elements
- vuurheater or stove used in place of real fire
- fornuisheater or stove used in place of real fire
- stoofheater or stove used in place of real fire
- vuurin-flight bullets — see also shot
- vuurelements to start a fire
- bakkento heat pottery, etc.
- ontslaanto terminate the employment of
- afvurentransitive: to shoot
- vurenintransitive: to shoot
- schietenintransitive: to shoot
- schietensport: to shoot, to attempt to score a goal
- afgaanphysiology: to cause action potential in a cell
Esperanto fajro, fajro
- fajrooxidation reaction
- fajroinstance of this chemical reaction
- brulegodamaging occurrence of fire
- incendiodamaging occurrence of fire
- brulodamaging occurrence of fire
- pafaĵoin-flight bullets — see also shot
- pafadoin-flight bullets — see also shot
- maldungito terminate the employment of
- ekbrulito catch fire; to be kindled
Estonian tuli, tulekahju
- tulioxidation reaction
- tulekahjudamaging occurrence of fire
Finnish tuli, tuli
- tulioxidation reaction
- tuliinstance of this chemical reaction
- tulipalodamaging occurrence of fire
- palodamaging occurrence of fire
- tulialchemy: one of the basic elements
- liesiheater or stove used in place of real fire
- hellaheater or stove used in place of real fire
- lämmitinheater or stove used in place of real fire
- lämmityslaiteheater or stove used in place of real fire
- tulitusin-flight bullets — see also shot
- tuliin-flight bullets — see also shot
- tulielements to start a fire
- polttaato heat pottery, etc.
- kuumentaato heat pottery, etc.
- savustaato drive away by setting a fire
- erottaato terminate the employment of
- antaa potkutto terminate the employment of
- irtisanoato terminate the employment of
- laukaistatransitive: to shoot
- ampuatransitive: to shoot
- tulittaatransitive: to shoot
- tulittaaintransitive: to shoot
- ampuaintransitive: to shoot
- laukaistasport: to shoot, to attempt to score a goal
- tultacommand to shoot
French feu, feu
- feuoxidation reaction
- feuinstance of this chemical reaction
- feudamaging occurrence of fire
- incendiedamaging occurrence of fire
- feualchemy: one of the basic elements
- feuheater or stove used in place of real fire
- poêleheater or stove used in place of real fire
- feuin-flight bullets — see also shot
- le feuslang: amazing
- cuireto heat pottery, etc.
- licencierto terminate the employment of
- congédierto terminate the employment of
- mettre à la porteto terminate the employment of
- limogerto terminate the employment of
- virerto terminate the employment of
- lourderto terminate the employment of
- tirertransitive: to shoot
- faire feutransitive: to shoot
- tirerintransitive: to shoot
- faire feuintransitive: to shoot
- tirersport: to shoot, to attempt to score a goal
German Feuer, Füür
- Feueroxidation reaction
- Füüroxidation reaction
- Feuerinstance of this chemical reaction
- Feuerdamaging occurrence of fire
- Branddamaging occurrence of fire
- Feueralchemy: one of the basic elements
- Ofenheater or stove used in place of real fire
- Heizlüfterheater or stove used in place of real fire
- Heizstrahlerheater or stove used in place of real fire
- Feuerin-flight bullets — see also shot
- brennento heat pottery, etc.
- feuernto terminate the employment of
- kündigento terminate the employment of
- abfeuerntransitive: to shoot
- feuernintransitive: to shoot
- schießenintransitive: to shoot
- schießensport: to shoot, to attempt to score a goal
- feuernphysiology: to cause action potential in a cell
- auslösencomputer sciences, software engineering: to initiate an event
Greek φωτιά, φωτιά
- φωτιά (fotiá)oxidation reaction
- φωτιά (fotiá)instance of this chemical reaction
- φωτιά (fotiá)damaging occurrence of fire
- πυρκαγιά (pyrkagiá)damaging occurrence of fire
- πυρκαϊά (pyrkaïá)damaging occurrence of fire
- φωτιά (fotiá)alchemy: one of the basic elements
- θερμάστρα (thermástra)heater or stove used in place of real fire
- απολύω (apolýo)to terminate the employment of
- πυρ (pyr)sport: to shoot, to attempt to score a goal
Hawaiian ahi
- ahioxidation reaction
Hebrew אֵשׁ, מְדוּרָה
- אֵשׁ (esh)oxidation reaction
- מְדוּרָה (medurá)instance of this chemical reaction
- שריפהdamaging occurrence of fire
- שְׂרֵפָה (srefá)damaging occurrence of fire
- אֵשׁ (ésh)alchemy: one of the basic elements
- אֵשׁ (esh)in-flight bullets — see also shot
- הדליק (hidlík)to heat pottery, etc.
- פיטר (pitér)to terminate the employment of
- ירה (yaráh)transitive: to shoot
- ירה (yaráh)intransitive: to shoot
Hindi आग, अग्नि
- आग (āg)oxidation reaction
- अग्नि (agni)oxidation reaction
- आतिश (ātiś)oxidation reaction
- जलन (jalan)oxidation reaction
- अगनी (agnī)oxidation reaction
- अगन (agan)oxidation reaction
- आगि (āgi)oxidation reaction
- शोला (śolā)oxidation reaction
- पकाना (pakānā)to heat pottery, etc.
- बजाना (bajānā)transitive: to shoot
Hungarian tűz, tűz
- tűzoxidation reaction
- tűzdamaging occurrence of fire
- tűzesetdamaging occurrence of fire
- tűzalchemy: one of the basic elements
- kályhaheater or stove used in place of real fire
- kiégetto heat pottery, etc.
- kirúgto terminate the employment of
- elsüttransitive: to shoot
- tüzelintransitive: to shoot
Icelandic eldur, bál
- elduroxidation reaction
- báloxidation reaction
- eldurinstance of this chemical reaction
- eldurdamaging occurrence of fire
- elduralchemy: one of the basic elements
- ofnheater or stove used in place of real fire
- rekato terminate the employment of
- segja uppto terminate the employment of
- sparkato terminate the employment of
Indonesian api, api
- apioxidation reaction
- apiinstance of this chemical reaction
- kebakarandamaging occurrence of fire
- apialchemy: one of the basic elements
- tembakanin-flight bullets — see also shot
- membakarto heat pottery, etc.
- pecatto terminate the employment of
- menembaktransitive: to shoot
- tembakintransitive: to shoot
- tembaksport: to shoot, to attempt to score a goal
- tujuto forcibly direct
Iranian Persian آتَش, آذَر
- آتَش (âtaš)oxidation reaction
- آذَر (âzar)oxidation reaction
- آتَش (âtaš)instance of this chemical reaction
- آتَشْسوزی (âtašsuzi)damaging occurrence of fire
- آتَش (âtaš)damaging occurrence of fire
- حَریق (hariġ)damaging occurrence of fire
- آتَش (âtaš)alchemy: one of the basic elements
- بُخاری (boxâri)heater or stove used in place of real fire
Irish tine, tine
- tineoxidation reaction
- tineinstance of this chemical reaction
- tinedamaging occurrence of fire
- dóiteándamaging occurrence of fire
- tinealchemy: one of the basic elements
- lámhachin-flight bullets — see also shot
- bácáilto heat pottery, etc.
- scaoiltransitive: to shoot
Italian fuoco, fuoco
- fuocooxidation reaction
- fuocoinstance of this chemical reaction
- incendiodamaging occurrence of fire
- rogodamaging occurrence of fire
- falòdamaging occurrence of fire
- fuocoalchemy: one of the basic elements
- fornelloheater or stove used in place of real fire
- stufaheater or stove used in place of real fire
- fuocoin-flight bullets — see also shot
- tiroin-flight bullets — see also shot
- sparobutton on a joypad or similar
- ardorestrength of passion
- licenziareto terminate the employment of
- dimettereto terminate the employment of
- spararetransitive: to shoot
- fare fuocotransitive: to shoot
- sparareintransitive: to shoot
- fare fuocointransitive: to shoot
- fuoco!command to shoot
Japanese 火, 火
- 火 (hi)oxidation reaction
- 火 (hi)instance of this chemical reaction
- 炎 (honō)instance of this chemical reaction
- 火事 (kaji)damaging occurrence of fire
- 火災 (kasai)damaging occurrence of fire
- 火 (hi)alchemy: one of the basic elements
- 暖房機 (danbōki)heater or stove used in place of real fire
- ストーブ (sutōbu)heater or stove used in place of real fire
- 暖炉 (danro)heater or stove used in place of real fire
- 囲炉裏 (irori)heater or stove used in place of real fire
- 発砲弾 (happōdan)in-flight bullets — see also shot
- 火 (hi)elements to start a fire
- 首にする (kubi ni suru)to terminate the employment of
- 解雇する (kaiko suru)to terminate the employment of
- 首を切る (kubi o kiru)to terminate the employment of
- 発砲する (happōsuru)transitive: to shoot
- 撃つ (utsu)transitive: to shoot
- 発射する (hassha suru)intransitive: to shoot
- 撃つ (utsu)intransitive: to shoot
- 発火する (hakkasuru)physiology: to cause action potential in a cell
Korean 불, 큰불
- 불 (bul)oxidation reaction
- 큰불 (keunbul)damaging occurrence of fire
- 화재 (hwajae)damaging occurrence of fire
- 화덕 (hwadeok)heater or stove used in place of real fire
- 해고(解雇)하다 (haegohada)to terminate the employment of
- 발포(發砲)하다 (balpohada)transitive: to shoot
- 발사(發射)하다 (balsahada)transitive: to shoot
- 발포(發砲)하다 (balpohada)intransitive: to shoot
- 발사(發射)하다 (balsahada)intransitive: to shoot
Latin ignis, focus
- ignisoxidation reaction
- focusoxidation reaction
- flammaoxidation reaction
- focusinstance of this chemical reaction
- incendiumdamaging occurrence of fire
- ignisalchemy: one of the basic elements
- focusheater or stove used in place of real fire
Latvian uguns, guns
- ugunsoxidation reaction
- gunsoxidation reaction
- ugunsinstance of this chemical reaction
- liesmainstance of this chemical reaction
- ugunsgrēksdamaging occurrence of fire
- ugunsalchemy: one of the basic elements
- krāsnsheater or stove used in place of real fire
- apdedzinātto heat pottery, etc.
- atlaistto terminate the employment of
- šauttransitive: to shoot
Lithuanian ugnis, ugnis
- ugnisoxidation reaction
- ugnisinstance of this chemical reaction
- liepsnainstance of this chemical reaction
- gaisrasdamaging occurrence of fire
- ugnisalchemy: one of the basic elements
- krosnisheater or stove used in place of real fire
- šautitransitive: to shoot
- šaudytitransitive: to shoot
Malay api, pawaka
- apioxidation reaction
- pawakaoxidation reaction
- bahan apiinstance of this chemical reaction
- kebakarandamaging occurrence of fire
Māori ahi, whakapaka
- ahioxidation reaction
- whakapakato heat pottery, etc.
- panato terminate the employment of
- pupuhitransitive: to shoot
- taiparatransitive: to shoot
- whakapākūkūtransitive: to shoot
- pupuhiintransitive: to shoot
Norwegian brenne, gi sparken
- brenneto heat pottery, etc.
- gi sparkento terminate the employment of
- sparketo terminate the employment of
- avskjedigeto terminate the employment of
- avfyretransitive: to shoot
- fyrephysiology: to cause action potential in a cell
Norwegian Bokmål ild, bål
- ildoxidation reaction
- bålinstance of this chemical reaction
- branndamaging occurrence of fire
- ildalchemy: one of the basic elements
- ovnheater or stove used in place of real fire
- ildin-flight bullets — see also shot
- fyrelements to start a fire
- fyreintransitive: to shoot
- avfyreintransitive: to shoot
Polish ogień, żar
- ogieńoxidation reaction
- żarinstance of this chemical reaction
- ogieńinstance of this chemical reaction
- pożardamaging occurrence of fire
- ogieńalchemy: one of the basic elements
- piecheater or stove used in place of real fire
- ogieńelements to start a fire
- zwolnićto terminate the employment of
- zwalniaćto terminate the employment of
- wylaćto terminate the employment of
- wylewaćto terminate the employment of
- strzelaćtransitive: to shoot
- strzelićtransitive: to shoot
- bićtransitive: to shoot
- ogniacommand to shoot
Portuguese fogo, fogo
- fogooxidation reaction
- fogoinstance of this chemical reaction
- incêndiodamaging occurrence of fire
- fogoalchemy: one of the basic elements
- fogãoheater or stove used in place of real fire
- fogoin-flight bullets — see also shot
- fogoelements to start a fire
- cozinharto heat pottery, etc.
- cozerto heat pottery, etc.
- despedirto terminate the employment of
- demitirto terminate the employment of
- disparartransitive: to shoot
- atirartransitive: to shoot
- dispararintransitive: to shoot
- pegar fogoto catch fire; to be kindled
- fogocommand to shoot
Punjabi ਅੱਗ, ਅਗਨ
- ਅੱਗ (agga)oxidation reaction
- ਅਗਨ (agan)oxidation reaction
Romanian foc, incendiu
- focoxidation reaction
- incendiudamaging occurrence of fire
- sobăheater or stove used in place of real fire
Russian ого́нь, ого́нь
- ого́нь (ogónʹ)oxidation reaction
- ого́нь (ogónʹ)instance of this chemical reaction
- оча́г (očág)instance of this chemical reaction
- костёр (kostjór)instance of this chemical reaction
- пожа́р (požár)damaging occurrence of fire
- ого́нь (ogónʹ)alchemy: one of the basic elements
- печь (pečʹ)heater or stove used in place of real fire
- пе́чка (péčka)heater or stove used in place of real fire
- ого́нь (ogónʹ)in-flight bullets — see also shot
- ого́нь (ogónʹ)elements to start a fire
- клёвый (kljóvyj)slang: amazing
- обжига́ть (obžigátʹ)to heat pottery, etc.
- обже́чь (obžéčʹ)to heat pottery, etc.
- увольня́ть (uvolʹnjátʹ)to terminate the employment of
- уво́лить (uvólitʹ)to terminate the employment of
- стреля́ть (streljátʹ)transitive: to shoot
- вы́стрелить (výstrelitʹ)transitive: to shoot
- пали́ть (palítʹ)transitive: to shoot
- стреля́ть (streljátʹ)intransitive: to shoot
- вы́стрелить (výstrelitʹ)intransitive: to shoot
- ого́нь (ogónʹ)command to shoot
Scottish Gaelic teine, teine
- teineoxidation reaction
- teineinstance of this chemical reaction
- teinedamaging occurrence of fire
- teinealchemy: one of the basic elements
Slovak oheň, oheň
- oheňoxidation reaction
- oheňinstance of this chemical reaction
- požiardamaging occurrence of fire
- oheňalchemy: one of the basic elements
- kachleheater or stove used in place of real fire
- paľbain-flight bullets — see also shot
- ostreľovaniein-flight bullets — see also shot
- ohniskoelements to start a fire
- plameňstrength of passion
- plameňbrilliancy; lustre
- žiarabrilliancy; lustre
- vypáliťto heat pottery, etc.
- vyhodiťto terminate the employment of
- vyhadzovaťto terminate the employment of
- páliťintransitive: to shoot
- strieľaťintransitive: to shoot
- vystreliťintransitive: to shoot
- bombardovaťto forcibly direct
- spustiťcomputer sciences, software engineering: to initiate an event
Spanish fuego, incendio
- fuegooxidation reaction
- incendiooxidation reaction
- fuegoinstance of this chemical reaction
- lumbreinstance of this chemical reaction
- incendiodamaging occurrence of fire
- fuegoalchemy: one of the basic elements
- estufaheater or stove used in place of real fire
- hornoheater or stove used in place of real fire
- disparoin-flight bullets — see also shot
- tiroin-flight bullets — see also shot
- fuegoelements to start a fire
- cocerto heat pottery, etc.
- despedirto terminate the employment of
- echarto terminate the employment of
- licenciarto terminate the employment of
- correrto terminate the employment of
- cesantearto terminate the employment of
- descharcharto terminate the employment of
- expulsarto terminate the employment of
- disparartransitive: to shoot
- tirartransitive: to shoot
- dispararintransitive: to shoot
- descargarintransitive: to shoot
Swahili moto, moto
- motooxidation reaction
- motoalchemy: one of the basic elements
- mototo heat pottery, etc.
- kupiga risasito terminate the employment of
- mototo terminate the employment of
- kupiga risasitransitive: to shoot
- mototransitive: to shoot
- motointransitive: to shoot
- motophysiology: to cause action potential in a cell
Swedish eld, brand
- eldoxidation reaction
- brandoxidation reaction
- eldinstance of this chemical reaction
- brasainstance of this chemical reaction
- bålinstance of this chemical reaction
- brasadamaging occurrence of fire
- branddamaging occurrence of fire
- eldalchemy: one of the basic elements
- spisheater or stove used in place of real fire
- ugnheater or stove used in place of real fire
- eldin-flight bullets — see also shot
- beskjutningin-flight bullets — see also shot
- brännato heat pottery, etc.
- sparkato terminate the employment of
- avskedato terminate the employment of
- skjutatransitive: to shoot
- avfyraintransitive: to shoot
- ge eldintransitive: to shoot
Tagalog apoy, sunog
- apoyoxidation reaction
- sunogdamaging occurrence of fire
- sesanteto terminate the employment of
Tamil நெருப்பு, தீ
- நெருப்பு (neruppu)oxidation reaction
- தீ (tī)oxidation reaction
- செம்ம (cemma)slang: amazing
Thai ไฟ, เพลิง
- ไฟ (fai)oxidation reaction
- เพลิง (pləəng)damaging occurrence of fire
- ไฟ (fai)alchemy: one of the basic elements
- เตา (dtao)heater or stove used in place of real fire
- ไล่ออก (lâi-ɔ̀ɔk)to terminate the employment of
- ยิง (ying)transitive: to shoot
- ยิง (ying)intransitive: to shoot
- ยิง (ying)sport: to shoot, to attempt to score a goal
Turkish ateş, od
- ateşoxidation reaction
- odoxidation reaction
- yangındamaging occurrence of fire
- ocakheater or stove used in place of real fire
- kovmakto terminate the employment of
- işten atmakto terminate the employment of
- ateş etmekintransitive: to shoot
Ukrainian вого́нь, ва́тра
- вого́нь (vohónʹ)oxidation reaction
- ва́тра (vátra)oxidation reaction
- поже́жа (požéža)damaging occurrence of fire
- піч (pič)heater or stove used in place of real fire
- пі́чка (píčka)heater or stove used in place of real fire
- звільня́ти (zvilʹnjáty)to terminate the employment of
- звільни́ти (zvilʹnýty)to terminate the employment of
- стріля́ти (striljáty)transitive: to shoot
- стріля́ти (striljáty)intransitive: to shoot
Urdu آگ, آتِش
- آگ (āg)oxidation reaction
- آتِش (ātiś)oxidation reaction
- اَگْنی (agnī)oxidation reaction
Vietnamese lửa, lửa
- lửaoxidation reaction
- lửainstance of this chemical reaction
- vụ cháydamaging occurrence of fire
- hoả hoạndamaging occurrence of fire
- hoảalchemy: one of the basic elements
- hoả lựcin-flight bullets — see also shot
- cháyslang: amazing
- sa thảito terminate the employment of
- đuổi việcto terminate the employment of
Welsh tân, ufel
- tânoxidation reaction
- ufeloxidation reaction
- tâninstance of this chemical reaction
- tândamaging occurrence of fire
- tânalchemy: one of the basic elements
- stofheater or stove used in place of real fire
- tanioto heat pottery, etc.
- diswyddoto terminate the employment of
- saethutransitive: to shoot
- taniotransitive: to shoot
- saethuintransitive: to shoot
- taniointransitive: to shoot
Yiddish פֿײַער, פֿײַער
- פֿײַער (fayer)oxidation reaction
- פֿײַער (fayer)instance of this chemical reaction
- פֿײַער (fayer)damaging occurrence of fire
- פֿײַער (fayer)alchemy: one of the basic elements
- אָפּזאָגן (opzogn)to terminate the employment of
Zulu umlilo, umlilo
- umlilooxidation reaction
- umliloinstance of this chemical reaction
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“fire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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