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- Dictionaryfire/ˈfī(ə)r/
noun
- 1. combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke: "his house was destroyed by fire"
- 2. a burning sensation in the body: "the whiskey lit a fire in the back of his throat"
verb
- 1. discharge a gun or other weapon in order to explosively propel (a bullet or projectile): "he fired a shot at the retreating prisoners" Similar
- 2. dismiss (an employee) from a job: informal "having to fire men who've been with me for years" Similar
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Merriam-Webster unabridged. The meaning of FIRE is the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat. How to use fire in a sentence.
FIRE definition: 1. (material that is in) the state of burning that produces flames that send out heat and light…. Learn more.
Fire definition: a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.. See examples of FIRE used in a sentence.
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. [1] [a] At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition point, flames are produced. The flame is the visible portion of the fire.
1. a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame. 2. a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or in a furnace. 3. the destructive burning of a building, town, forest, etc.; conflagration.
FIRE meaning: 1 : the light and heat and especially the flame produced by burning; 2 : an occurrence in which something burns the destruction of something (such as a building or a forest) by fire
Definition of fire noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
fire noun (EVENT) an event when something burns in a way that causes damage and cannot be controlled: Three people were killed in the fire. It took the firefighters two hours to put the fire out (= stop it burning). The smell from the fire still lingered hours later.
Fire or a fire is an occurrence of uncontrolled burning which destroys buildings, forests, or other things. 87 people died in the fire. A forest fire is sweeping across portions of north Maine this evening.
fire. noun. /ˈfaɪər/ something burning. [uncountable] the flames, light, and heat, and often smoke, that are produced when something burns Most animals are afraid of fire. Want to learn more?
