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7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fire \Fire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fired}; p. pr & vb n. {Fring}.] 1. To set on fire; to kindle; as to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile. 2. To subject to intense heat; to bake; to burn in a kiln; as to fire pottery. 3. To inflame; to irritate, as the passions; as to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge. Love had fired my mind. --Dryden. 4. To animate; to give life or spirit to as to fire the genius of a young man. 5. To feed or serve the fire of as to fire a boiler. 6. To light up as if by fire; to illuminate. [The sun] fires the proud tops of the eastern pines. --Shak. 7. To cause to explode; as to fire a torpedo; to disharge; as to fire a musket or cannon; to fire cannon balls, rockets, etc 8. To drive by fire. [Obs.] Till my bad angel fire my good one out --Shak. 9. (Far.) To cauterize. {To fire up}, to light up the fires of as of an engine. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fire \Fire\, v. i. 1. To take fire; to be kindled; to kindle. 2. To be irritated or inflamed with passion. 3. To discharge artillery or firearms; as they fired on the town. {To fire up}, to grow irritated or angry. ``He . . . fired up and stood vigorously on his defense.'' --Macaulay. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fire \Fire\ (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS f[=y]r; akin to D. vuur OS & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition. Note: The form of fire exhibited in the combustion of gases in an ascending stream or current is called flame. Anciently, fire, air, earth, and water were regarded as the four elements of which all things are composed. 2. Fuel in a state of combustion, as on a hearth, or in a stove or a furnace. 3. The burning of a house or town; a conflagration. 4. Anything which destroys or affects like fire. 5. Ardor of passion, whether love or hate; excessive warmth; consuming violence of temper. he had fire in his temper. --Atterbury. 6. Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal. And bless their critic with a poet's fire. --Pope. 7. Splendor; brilliancy; luster; hence a star. Stars, hide your fires. --Shak. As in a zodiac representing the heavenly fires. --Milton. 8. Torture by burning; severe trial or affliction. 9. The discharge of firearms; firing; as the troops were exposed to a heavy fire. {Blue fire}, {Red fire}, {Green fire} (Pyrotech.), compositions of various combustible substances, as sulphur, niter, lampblack, etc., the flames of which are colored by various metallic salts, as those of antimony, strontium, barium, etc {Fire alarm} a A signal given on the breaking out of a fire. b An apparatus for giving such an alarm. {Fire annihilator}, a machine, device, or preparation to be kept at hand for extinguishing fire by smothering it with some incombustible vapor or gas, as carbonic acid. {Fire balloon}. a A balloon raised in the air by the buoyancy of air heated by a fire placed in the lower part From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Command \Com*mand"\, n. 1. An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction. Awaiting what command their mighty chief Had to impose. --Milton. 2. The possession or exercise of authority. Command and force may often create, but can never cure, an aversion. --Locke. 3. Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as the forces under his command. 4. Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey. The steepy stand Which overlooks the vale with wide command. --Dryden. 5. Control; power over something sway; influence; as to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge. He assumed an absolute command over his readers. --Dryden. 6. A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer. {Word of command} (Mil.), a word or phrase of definite and established meaning, used in directing the movements of soldiers; as {aim}; {fire}; {shoulder arms}, etc Syn: Control; sway; power; authority; rule dominion; sovereignty; mandate; order injunction; charge; behest. See {Direction}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fire n 1: the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire" 2: 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" [syn: {firing}] 3: the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and often smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" [syn: {flame}, {flaming}] 4: a fireplace in which a fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked" 5: (archaic) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe 6: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" [syn: {ardor}, {ardour}, {fervor}, {fervour}, {fervency}, {fervidness}] 7: a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation" 8: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at Jesse Helms" [syn: {attack}, {flak}, {blast}] v 1: start firing a weapon [syn: {open fire}] 2: cause to go off "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" [syn: {discharge}] 3: Bake in a kiln; "fire pottery" 4: terminate the employment of "The boss fired his secretary today" [syn: {give notice}, {can}, {dismiss}, {give the axe}, {send away}, {sack}, {force out}, {terminate}] [ant: {hire}] 5: go off or discharge; "The gun fired" [syn: {discharge}, {go off}] 6: drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism" 7: call forth; of emotions, feelings, and responses; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: {arouse}, {elicit}, {enkindle}, {kindle}, {evoke}, {raise}, {provoke}] 8: destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" [syn: {burn}, {burn down}] 9: provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" [syn: {fuel}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Fire (1.) For sacred purposes. The sacrifices were consumed by fire (Gen. 8:20). The ever-burning fire on the altar was first kindled from heaven (Lev. 6:9, 13; 9:24), and afterwards rekindled at the dedication of Solomon's temple (2 Chr. 7:1, 3). The expressions "fire from heaven" and "fire of the Lord" generally denote lightning, but sometimes also the fire of the altar was so called (Ex. 29:18; Lev. 1:9; 2:3; 3:5, 9). Fire for a sacred purpose obtained otherwise than from the altar was called "strange fire" (Lev. 10:1, 2; Num. 3:4). The victims slain for sin offerings were afterwards consumed by fire outside the camp (Lev. 4:12, 21; 6:30; 16:27; Heb. 13:11). (2.) For domestic purposes, such as baking, cooking, warmth, etc (Jer. 36:22; Mark 14:54; John 18:18). But on Sabbath no fire for any domestic purpose was to be kindled (Ex. 35:3; Num. 15:32-36). (3.) Punishment of death by fire was inflicted on such as were guilty of certain forms of unchastity and incest (Lev. 20:14; 21:9). The burning of captives in war was not unknown among the Jews (2 Sam. 12:31; Jer. 29:22). The bodies of infamous persons who were executed were also sometimes burned (Josh. 7:25; 2 Kings 23:16). (4.) In war, fire was used in the destruction of cities, as Jericho (Josh. 6:24), Ai (8:19), Hazor (11:11), Laish (Judg. 18:27), etc The war-chariots of the Canaanites were burnt (Josh. 11:6, 9, 13). The Israelites burned the images (2 Kings 10:26; R.V., "pillars") of the house of Baal. These objects of worship seem to have been of the nature of obelisks, and were sometimes evidently made of wood. Torches were sometimes carried by the soldiers in battle (Judg. 7:16). (5.) Figuratively, fire is a symbol of Jehovah's presence and the instrument of his power (Ex. 14:19; Num. 11:1, 3; Judg. 13:20; 1 Kings 18:38; 2 Kings 1:10, 12; 2:11; Isa. 6:4; Ezek. 1:4; Rev. 1:14, etc.). God's word is also likened unto fire (Jer. 23:29). It is referred to as an emblem of severe trials or misfortunes (Zech. 12:6; Luke 12:49; 1 Cor. 3:13, 15; 1 Pet. 1:7), and of eternal punishment (Matt. 5:22; Mark 9:44; Rev. 14:10; 21:8). The influence of the Holy Ghost is likened unto fire (Matt. 3:11). His descent was denoted by the appearance of tongues as of fire (Acts 2:3). From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: FIRE Flexible Intelligent Routing Engine (3Com)
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