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firing

/ˈfaɪɹɪŋ/

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To set (something, often a building) on fire.
To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
"If you fire the pottery at too high a temperature, it may crack."
To drive away by setting a fire.
To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct or poor performance).
To shoot (a gun or analogous device).
"He fired his radar gun at passing cars."
To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."
To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
To cause an action potential in a cell.
"When a neuron fires, it transmits information."
To forcibly direct (something).
"He answered the questions the reporters fired at him."
(computer sciences, software engineering) To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
"The event handler should only fire after all web page content has finished loading."
To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
"to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge"
To animate; to give life or spirit to.
"to fire the genius of a young man"
To feed or serve the fire of.
"to fire a boiler"
To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
To cauterize.
To catch fire; to be kindled.
To be irritated or inflamed with passion.

The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay etc to produce pottery.
"After the pots have been glazed, they go back into the kiln for a second firing."
The fuel for a fire.
The act of adding fuel to a fire.
The discharge of a gun or other weapon.
The dismissal of someone from a job.
Cauterization.