To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct or poor performance).
To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.
To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
To forcibly direct (something).
To shoot (a gun, rocket/missile, or analogous device).
To drive away by setting a fire.
To animate; to give life or spirit to.
To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
To set (something, often a building) on fire.
To set off an explosive in a mine.
To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
To feed or serve the fire of.
To operate a rocket engine to produce thrust.
To terminate a contract with a client; to drop a client.
To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
To cause an action potential in a cell.
To cauterize.
Amazing; excellent.
A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun or other ranged weapon.
Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
The elements necessary to start a fire.
Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
Red coloration in a piece of opal.
The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).
A planned bombardment by artillery or similar weapons, or the capability to deliver such.
A severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking.
An instance of firing one or more rocket engines.
The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
(of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.
In painting, to apply gentle strokes to smooth a wet coat of paint so as to remove visible roller- or brush-marks, commonly using a dry brush; a similar technique, but using a loaded laying-off brush, may produce a smooth coat of paint when using a roller or the usual brush techniques would leave marks.
To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.
To plan out (a navigational course) using a chart.
To cease, quit, stop (doing something).
To stop bothering, teasing, or pestering someone; to leave (someone) alone.