Fire vs. Passion

(uncountable) 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.

(countable) 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).

Example: ‘We sat about the fire singing songs and telling tales.’;

(countable) The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.

Example: ‘There was a fire at the school last night and the whole place burned down.’; ‘During hot and dry summers many fires in forests are caused by regardlessly discarded cigarette butts.’;

The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.

A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).

(countable) The elements necessary to start a fire.

Example: ‘The fire was laid and needed to be lit.’;

(uncountable) The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun.

Example: ‘The fire from the enemy guns kept us from attacking.’;

Strength of passion, whether love or hate.

Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.

Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.

(countable) A button (on a joypad, joystick or similar device) usually used to make a video game character activate a weapon/

Example: ‘Press fire to fire the gun.’;

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

(transitive) To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.

Example: ‘If you fire the pottery at too high a temperature, it may crack.’; ‘They fire the wood to make it easier to put a point on the end.’;

(transitive) To drive away by setting a fire.

(transitive) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct or poor performance).

(transitive) To shoot (a gun or analogous device).

Example: ‘We will fire our guns at the enemy.’; ‘He fired his radar gun at passing cars.’;

(intransitive) To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.

Example: ‘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.

Example: ‘When a neuron fires, it transmits information.’;

(transitive) To forcibly direct (something).

Example: ‘He answered the questions the reporters fired at him.’;

To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).

Example: ‘The event handler should only fire after all web page content has finished loading.’; ‘The queue fires a job whenever the thread pool is ready to handle it.’;

To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.

Example: ‘to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge’;

To animate; to give life or spirit to.

Example: ‘to fire the genius of a young man’;

To feed or serve the fire of.

Example: ‘to fire a boiler’;

To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.

(farriery) To cauterize.

To catch fire; to be kindled.

To be irritated or inflamed with passion.

(slang) Amazing; excellent.

Example: ‘That shit is fire, yo!’;

A cry of distress indicating that something is on fire, or that there is a fire.

A signal to shoot.

The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition.

Fuel in a state of combustion, as on a hearth, or in a stove or a furnace.

The burning of a house or town; a conflagration.

Anything which destroys or affects like fire.

Ardor of passion, whether love or hate; excessive warmth; consuming violence of temper.

Example: ‘he had fire in his temper.’;

Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal.

Example: ‘And bless their critic with a poet's fire.’;

Splendor; brilliancy; luster; hence, a star.

Example: ‘Stars, hide your fires.’; ‘As in a zodiacrepresenting the heavenly fires.’;

Torture by burning; severe trial or affliction.

The discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were exposed to a heavy fire.

To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile.

To subject to intense heat; to bake; to burn in a kiln; as, to fire pottery.

To inflame; to irritate, as the passions; as, to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge.

Example: ‘Love had fired my mind.’;

To animate; to give life or spirit to; as, to fire the genius of a young man.

To feed or serve the fire of; as, to fire a boiler.

To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.

Example: ‘[The sun] fires the proud tops of the eastern pines.’;

To cause to explode; as, to fire a torpedo; to disharge; as, to fire a rifle, pistol, or cannon; to fire cannon balls, rockets, etc.

To drive by fire.

Example: ‘Till my bad angel fire my good one out.’;

To cauterize.

to dismiss from employment, a post, or other job; to cause (a person) to cease being an employee; - of a person. The act of firing is usually performed by that person's supervisor or employer.

To take fire; to be kindled; to kindle.

To be irritated or inflamed with passion.

To discharge artillery or firearms; as, they fired on the town.to grow irritated or angry.

the event of something burning (often destructive);

Example: ‘they lost everything in the fire’;

the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke;

Example: ‘fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries’;

the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy;

Example: ‘hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes’; ‘they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire’;

a fireplace in which a fire is burning;

Example: ‘they sat by the fire and talked’;

intense adverse criticism;

Example: ‘Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party’; ‘the government has come under attack’; ‘don't give me any flak’;

feelings of great warmth and intensity;

Example: ‘he spoke with great ardor’;

once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

a severe trial;

Example: ‘he went through fire and damnation’;

start firing a weapon

cause to go off;

Example: ‘fire a gun’; ‘fire a bullet’;

bake in a kiln so as to harden;

Example: ‘fire pottery’;

terminate the employment of;

Example: ‘The boss fired his secretary today’; ‘The company terminated 25% of its workers’;

go off or discharge;

Example: ‘The gun fired’;

drive out or away by or as if by fire;

Example: ‘The soldiers were fired’; ‘Surrender fires the cold skepticism’;

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);

Example: ‘arouse pity’; ‘raise a smile’; ‘evoke sympathy’;

destroy by fire;

Example: ‘They burned the house and his diaries’;

provide with fuel;

Example: ‘Oil fires the furnace’;

Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Fire is hot because the conversion of the weak double bond in molecular oxygen, O2, to the stronger bonds in the combustion products carbon dioxide and water releases energy (418 kJ per 32 g of O2); the bond energies of the fuel play only a minor role here.

Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or hate.

Example: ‘We share a passion for books.’;

Fervor, determination.

An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.

Example: ‘It started as a hobby, but now my motorbike collection has become my passion.’;

sexual intercourse, especially when very emotional

Example: ‘We shared a night of passion.’;

The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.

A play, musical composition or display meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus.

(obsolete) Suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress.

Example: ‘a cardiac passion’;

(obsolete) The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition; opposed to action.

(obsolete) Capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents.

(obsolete) An innate quality, property, or attribute of a thing.

(obsolete) Disorder of the mind; madness.

Example: ‘He will again be well: if much you note him, You shall offend him and extend his passion:’;

(obsolete) To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.

(transitive) To give a passionate character to.

A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress (as, a cardiac passion); specifically, the suffering of Christ between the time of the last supper and his death, esp. in the garden upon the cross.

Example: ‘To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion, by many infallible proofs.’;

The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition; - opposed to action.

Example: ‘A body at rest affords us no idea of any active power to move, and, when set in motion, it is rather a passion than an action in it.’;

Capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents.

Example: ‘Moldable and not moldable, scissible and not scissible, and many other passions of matter.’;

The state of the mind when it is powerfully acted upon and influenced by something external to itself; the state of any particular faculty which, under such conditions, becomes extremely sensitive or uncontrollably excited; any emotion or sentiment (specifically, love or anger) in a state of abnormal or controlling activity; an extreme or inordinate desire; also, the capacity or susceptibility of being so affected; as, to be in a passion; the passions of love, hate, jealously, wrath, ambition, avarice, fear, etc.; a passion for war, or for drink; an orator should have passion as well as rhetorical skill.

Example: ‘We also are men of like passions with you.’; ‘The nature of the human mind can not be sufficiently understood, without considering the affections and passions, or those modifications or actions of the mind consequent upon the apprehension of certain objects or events in which the mind generally conceives good or evil.’; ‘The term passion, and its adverb passionately, often express a very strong predilection for any pursuit, or object of taste - a kind of enthusiastic fondness for anything.’; ‘The bravery of his grief did put meInto a towering passion.’; ‘The ruling passion, be it what it will,The ruling passion conquers reason still.’; ‘Who walked in every path of human life,Felt every passion.’; ‘When statesmen are ruled by faction and interest, they can have no passion for the glory of their country.’;

Disorder of the mind; madness.

Passion week. See Passion week, below.

To give a passionate character to.

To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.

strong feeling or emotion

intense passion or emotion

something that is desired intensely;

Example: ‘his rage for fame destroyed him’;

an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

a feeling of strong sexual desire

any object of warm affection or devotion;

Example: ‘the theater was her first love’; ‘he has a passion for cock fighting’;

the suffering of Jesus at the crucifixion

strong and barely controllable emotion

Example: ‘a man of impetuous passion’;

a state or outburst of strong emotion

Example: ‘oratory in which he gradually works himself up into a passion’;

intense sexual love

Example: ‘their all-consuming passion for each other’; ‘she nurses a passion for Thomas’;

an intense desire or enthusiasm for something

Example: ‘the English have a passion for gardens’;

a thing arousing great enthusiasm

Example: ‘modern furniture is a particular passion of Bill's’;

the suffering and death of Jesus

Example: ‘meditations on the Passion of Christ’;

an account of the Passion from any of the Gospels.

a musical setting of any of the biblical accounts of the Passion

Example: ‘an aria from Bach's St Matthew Passion’;