Definition of Fired

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fired
adj : having lost your job [syn: discharged, dismissed, laid-off, pink-slipped]

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 all-fired 

Origin
IBM advertising slogan.

dismiss from a job, terminate employment

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"What happened to Larry?" "He got fired for stealing funds."

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Adjective
1. having lost your job
(synonym) discharged, dismissed, laid-off, pink-slipped
(similar) unemployed

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Noun
1. the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event
(hyponym) bonfire, balefire
(derivation) burn, burn down
2. the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
(synonym) flame, flaming
(hypernym) combustion, burning
(hyponym) blaze, blazing
(derivation) fuel
3. 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"
(synonym) firing
(hypernym) attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
(hyponym) antiaircraft fire
(derivation) discharge, go off
4. a fireplace in which a fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked"
(hypernym) fireplace, hearth, open fireplace
(hyponym) cookfire
(derivation) burn, burn down
5. intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
(synonym) attack, flak, flack, blast
(hypernym) criticism, unfavorable judgment
6. feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"
(synonym) ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fervidness
(hypernym) passion, passionateness
(hyponym) zeal
7. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
(hypernym) element
(classification) archaism, archaicism
8. a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"
(hypernym) trial, tribulation, visitation

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Verb
1. start firing a weapon
(synonym) open fire
(hypernym) shoot
(derivation) firing
2. cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"
(synonym) discharge
(hyponym) pop
(cause) discharge, go off
(derivation) firing
3. bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"
(hypernym) bake
(derivation) flame, flaming
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
4. terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
(synonym) give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
(antonym) hire, engage, employ
(hypernym) remove
(hyponym) retire
(derivation) dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking
5. go off or discharge; "The gun fired"
(synonym) discharge, go off
(derivation) firing
6. drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"
(hypernym) chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
7. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
(synonym) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, raise, provoke
(hypernym) make, create
(hyponym) strike a chord, touch a chord
8. destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
(synonym) burn, burn down
(hypernym) destroy, ruin
(hyponym) backfire
(verb-group) burn, combust
9. provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"
(synonym) fuel
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(derivation) flame, flaming

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