usage: cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"
3. fire, bake
usage: bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"
4. displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate, remove
usage: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
5. fire, discharge, go off
usage: go off or discharge; "The gun fired"
6. fire, chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
usage: drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"