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"
destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked"
cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"
intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
go off or discharge; "The gun fired"
the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"
start firing a weapon
a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"