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open fire: start firing a weapon the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire" cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery" 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" terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" go off or discharge; "The gun fired" a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked" drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism" intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" ardor: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" arouse: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) burn: destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation" fuel: provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"
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| fire ant |
omnivorous ant of tropical and subtropical America that can inflict a painful sting
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| firearm |
a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
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| firewall |
(colloquial) the application of maximum thrust; "he moved the throttle to the firewall" (computing) a security system consisting of a combination of hardware and software that limits the exposure of a computer or computer network to attack from crackers; commonly used on local area networks that are connected to the internet a fireproof (or fire-resistant) wall designed to prevent the spread of fire through a building or a vehicle
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| first aid |
emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained
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