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fire | a severe trial | |
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attack, blast, fire, flak, flack | intense adverse criticism | |
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fire, fervor, ardor, ardour, fervour, fervency, fervidness | feelings of great warmth and intensity | |
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furlough, lay off, fire, dismiss, terminate, give the axe, let go, sack, make redundant, give the elbow, give the old heave-ho, give the boot, give the chop | dismiss, usually for economic reasons | |
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arouse, evoke, elicit, provoke, raise, fire, enkindle, kindle | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) | |
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set on fire, set ablaze, set aflame, set afire, fire, ignite, set fire to, set alight | set fire to; cause to start burning | |
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fire | drive out or away by or as if by fire | |
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fire | once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) | |
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fire | the event of something burning (often destructive) | |
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fire, discharge, go off | go off or discharge | |
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flame, fire, flaming | the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke | |
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fire, ''See'' set on fire | [in cooking] bake in a kiln so as to harden | |
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fire, fuel | provide with fuel | |
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fire, firing | the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy | |
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fire | fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking | |
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fire, can, force out, dismiss, terminate, give the axe, give notice, sack, displace, send away, give the sack, let go, lay off, make redundant, give the elbow, give the old heave-ho, give the boot, give the chop | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position | |
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fire, discharge | cause to go off | |
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burn, burn down, fire | destroy by fire | |
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fire | a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning | |
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fire, open fire, shoot | start firing a weapon |