| fire | | |
| n. (event) | 1. fire | the event of something burning (often destructive).; "they lost everything in the fire" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ backfire | a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path. |
| ~ balefire, bonfire | a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration. |
| ~ brush fire | an uncontrolled fire that consumes brush and shrubs and bushes. |
| ~ campfire | a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp). |
| ~ conflagration, inferno | a very intense and uncontrolled fire. |
| ~ forest fire | an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area. |
| ~ grassfire, prairie fire | an uncontrolled fire in a grassy area. |
| ~ smolder, smoulder | a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame.; "the smoulder suddenly became a blaze" |
| ~ smudge | a smoky fire to drive away insects. |
| n. (act) | 2. fire, firing | the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy.; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" |
| ~ attack, onrush, onset, onslaught | (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons).; "the attack began at dawn" |
| ~ antiaircraft fire | firing at enemy aircraft. |
| ~ barrage fire, shelling, barrage, bombardment, battery | the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target.; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" |
| ~ broadside | the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship. |
| ~ fusillade, volley, burst, salvo | rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms.; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" |
| ~ call fire | fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit. |
| ~ covering fire, cover | fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations.; "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal" |
| ~ concentrated fire, massed fire | fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships). |
| ~ counterfire | fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons. |
| ~ counterpreparation fire | intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discovered. |
| ~ crossfire | fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross. |
| ~ destruction fire | fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects. |
| ~ direct fire | fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it. |
| ~ distributed fire | fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target. |
| ~ friendly fire, fratricide | fire that injures or kills an ally. |
| ~ hostile fire | fire that injures or kills an enemy. |
| ~ grazing fire | fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the ground. |
| ~ harassing fire | fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale. |
| ~ indirect fire | fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons. |
| ~ interdiction fire | fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy from using that area. |
| ~ neutralization fire | fire that is delivered in order to render the target ineffective or unusable. |
| ~ observed fire | fire for which the point of impact (the burst) can be seen by an observer; fire can be adjusted on the basis of the observations. |
| ~ preparation fire | fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault. |
| ~ radar fire | gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radar. |
| ~ registration fire | fire delivered to obtain accurate data for subsequent effective engagement of targets. |
| ~ scheduled fire | prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined time. |
| ~ searching fire | fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun. |
| ~ supporting fire | fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat. |
| ~ suppressive fire | fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives. |
| ~ unobserved fire | fire for which the point of impact (the bursts) cannot be observed. |
| ~ artillery fire, cannon fire | fire delivered by artillery. |
| n. (process) | 3. fire, flame, flaming | the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke.; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" |
| ~ blaze, blazing | a strong flame that burns brightly.; "the blaze spread rapidly" |
| ~ combustion, burning | a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light. |
| ~ flare | a sudden burst of flame. |
| ~ ignition | the process of initiating combustion or catching fire. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. fire | a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning.; "they sat by the fire and talked" |
| ~ cookfire | a fire for cooking. |
| ~ fireplace, hearth, open fireplace | an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built.; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires" |
| n. (substance) | 5. fire | once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles). |
| ~ archaicism, archaism | the use of an archaic expression. |
| ~ element | one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe.; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements" |
| n. (feeling) | 6. ardor, ardour, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour, fire | feelings of great warmth and intensity.; "he spoke with great ardor" |
| ~ passion, passionateness | a strong feeling or emotion. |
| ~ zeal | excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end.; "he had an absolute zeal for litigation" |
| n. (substance) | 7. fire | fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking.; "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire" |
| ~ fuel | a substance that can be consumed to produce energy.; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft" |
| n. (event) | 8. fire | a severe trial.; "he went through fire and damnation" |
| ~ tribulation, visitation, trial | an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event.; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague" |
| n. (communication) | 9. attack, blast, fire, flack, flak | intense adverse criticism.; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" |
| ~ criticism, unfavorable judgment | disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings.; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" |
| v. (competition) | 10. fire, open fire | start firing a weapon. |
| ~ shoot, blast | fire a shot.; "the gunman blasted away" |
| v. (competition) | 11. discharge, fire | cause to go off.; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" |
| ~ pop | fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise.; "The soldiers were popping" |
| ~ go off, discharge, fire | go off or discharge.; "The gun fired" |
| ~ let drive, let fly, loose off | fire as from a gun.; "The soldiers let drive their bullets" |
| ~ shoot, blast | fire a shot.; "the gunman blasted away" |
| ~ fusillade | attack with fusillade. |
| v. (change) | 12. fire | bake in a kiln so as to harden.; "fire pottery" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ bake | cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven.; "bake the potatoes" |
| v. (social) | 13. can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position.; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" |
| ~ retire | make (someone) retire.; "The director was retired after the scandal" |
| ~ pension off | let go from employment with an attractive pension.; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile" |
| ~ clean out | force out.; "The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers" |
| ~ furlough, lay off | dismiss, usually for economic reasons.; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized" |
| ~ squeeze out | force out.; "Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts" |
| ~ remove | remove from a position or an office. |
| ~ send away, send packing, dismiss, drop | stop associating with.; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" |
| v. (competition) | 14. discharge, fire, go off | go off or discharge.; "The gun fired" |
| v. (motion) | 15. fire | drive out or away by or as if by fire.; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism" |
| ~ chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back | force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings.; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" |
| v. (emotion) | 16. arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ touch a chord, strike a chord | evoke a reaction, response, or emotion.; "this writer strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched a chord" |
| ~ ask for, invite | increase the likelihood of.; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism" |
| ~ draw | elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc..; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter" |
| ~ rekindle | arouse again.; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love" |
| ~ infatuate | arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way.; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her" |
| ~ prick | to cause a sharp emotional pain.; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience" |
| ~ fire up, stir up, heat, ignite, wake, inflame | arouse or excite feelings and passions.; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" |
| ~ stimulate, shake up, stir, excite, shake | stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of.; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" |
| ~ excite | arouse or elicit a feeling. |
| ~ anger | make angry.; "The news angered him" |
| ~ discomfit, discompose, untune, disconcert, upset | cause to lose one's composure. |
| ~ shame | cause to be ashamed. |
| ~ spite, bruise, injure, wound, offend, hurt | hurt the feelings of.; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" |
| ~ overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overcome, overtake | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli. |
| ~ interest | excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of. |
| v. (change) | 17. burn, burn down, fire | destroy by fire.; "They burned the house and his diaries" |
| ~ burn, combust | undergo combustion.; "Maple wood burns well" |
| ~ incinerate, burn | cause to undergo combustion.; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil" |
| ~ backfire | set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire. |
| ~ cremate | reduce to ashes.; "Cremate a corpse" |
| ~ torch | burn maliciously, as by arson.; "The madman torched the barns" |
| ~ scorch | destroy completely by or as if by fire.; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land" |
| ~ ruin, destroy | destroy completely; damage irreparably.; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" |
| v. (possession) | 18. fire, fuel | provide with fuel.; "Oil fires the furnace" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| flame | | |
| v. (weather) | 1. flame, flare | shine with a sudden light.; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment" |
| ~ beam, shine | emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light.; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" |
| v. (weather) | 2. flame | be in flames or aflame.; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset" |
| ~ burn, combust | undergo combustion.; "Maple wood burns well" |
| v. (communication) | 3. flame | criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium.; "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed" |
| ~ castigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, correct | censure severely.; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" |
| kayo | | |
| n. (act) | 1. kayo, knockout, ko | a blow that renders the opponent unconscious. |
| ~ technical knockout, tko | a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue. |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| v. (contact) | 2. kayo, knock cold, knock out | knock unconscious or senseless.; "the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds" |
| ~ beat up, work over, beat | give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression.; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" |
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