fire

1. fire (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To set (something, often a building) on fire.

Example: ["]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.["]

2. fire (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.

Example: If you fire the pottery at too high a temperature, it may crack.

3. fire (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To drive away by setting a fire.

Example: Till my bad angel fire my good one out.

4. fire (intj) — sense 4

Definition: Command to shoot with firearms.