verb

1. To set (something, often a building) on fire.

2. 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.”

3. To drive away by setting a fire.

Synonyms: set on fire, cards, dehire, dismiss, give the boot, give the elbow, give the old heave-ho, let go

noun

1. 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.”

2. The fuel for a fire.

3. The act of adding fuel to a fire.