Definition of fire

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Fire (n.) The discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were exposed to a heavy fire..

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Poke :: Poke (v. t.) To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed; hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire..
Fireweed :: Fireweed (n.) The great willow-herb (Epilobium spicatum).
Fire :: Fire (v. t.) To cause to explode; as, to fire a torpedo; to disharge; as, to fire a musket or cannon; to fire cannon balls, rockets, etc..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building..
Scald :: Scald (v. t.) To expose to a boiling or violent heat over a fire, or in hot water or other liquor; as, to scald milk or meat..
Macartney :: Macartney (n.) A fire-backed pheasant. See Fireback.
Elmo''s Fire :: Elmo's fire () See Corposant; also Saint Elmo's Fire, under Saint..
Crepitate :: Crepitate (v.) To make a series of small, sharp, rapidly repeated explosions or sounds, as salt in fire; to crackle; to snap..
Insecurity :: Insecurity (n.) The condition or quality of being insecure; want of safety; danger; hazard; as, the insecurity of a building liable to fire; insecurity of a debt..
Ricochet :: Ricochet (n.) A rebound or skipping, as of a ball along the ground when a gun is fired at a low angle of elevation, or of a fiat stone thrown along the surface of water..
Firing :: Firing (n.) Fuel; firewood or coal.
Fire :: Fire (v. i.) To discharge artillery or firearms; as, they fired on the town..
Broil :: Broil (v. t.) To cook by direct exposure to heat over a fire, esp. upon a gridiron over coals..
Firedrake :: Firedrake (n.) A worker at a furnace or fire.
Shot :: Shot (n.) A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet; specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from firearms or cannon by the force of an explosive..
Slice :: Slice (v. t.) To clear by means of a slice bar, as a fire or the grate bars of a furnace..
Tuyere :: Tuyere (n.) A nozzle, mouthpiece, or fixture through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge..
Repeater :: Repeater (n.) A repeating firearm.
Shooter :: Shooter (n.) A firearm; as, a five-shooter..
Torrefy :: Torrefy (v. t.) To dry by a fire.
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