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According to WordNet, the verb "fire" has 9 sense(s).

202402825 terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers".

201759326 call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy".

200320536 bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery".

201133825 cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet".

202002410 drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism".

201134238 go off or discharge; "The gun fired".

202356420 provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace".

200378664 destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries".

201135783 start firing a weapon.

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