fired

(verb) start firing a weapon. Synonyms: open fire, fire.

(verb) cause to go off. Synonyms: fire, discharge. Examples: "Fire a gun." "Fire a bullet."

(verb) bake in a kiln so as to harden. Synonyms: fire. Example: "Fire pottery."

(verb) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position. Synonyms: displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate. Examples: "The boss fired his secretary today." "The company terminated 25% of its workers."

(verb) go off or discharge. Synonyms: fire, discharge, go off. Example: "The gun fired."

(verb) drive out or away by or as if by fire. Synonyms: fire. Examples: "The soldiers were fired." "Surrender fires the cold skepticism."

(verb) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses). Synonyms: arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke. Examples: "Arouse pity." "Raise a smile." "Evoke sympathy."

(verb) destroy by fire. Synonyms: burn, fire, burn down. Example: "They burned the house and his diaries."

(verb) provide with fuel. Synonyms: fuel, fire. Example: "Oil fires the furnace."

(adj) having lost your job. Synonyms: discharged, dismissed, laid-off, pink-slipped.