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fire
Noun
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A chemical reaction that makes heat and flames or smoldering.
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Something that has made or can make this chemical reaction, such as a campfire.
We sat around the fire singing songs and telling stories.
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The, often accidental, occurrence of fire in a certain place which leads to its full or partial destruction.
There was a fire at the school last night and the whole place burned down.
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One of the four basic elements.
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One of the five basic elements.
fire
Verb
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To set something on fire.
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To shoot (a gun, cannon or a similar weapon).
We will fire our guns at the enemy.
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To shoot a gun, cannon or a similar weapon.
Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.
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To end the employment of an employee because of something they did wrong.
She should fire the employee that stole from the company.
He got fired from his job.
extinguisher
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noun
(= fire extinguisher)
a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
bottle
Noun
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A bottle is a container, usually made of glass that holds liquid and has a cap or stopper.
He drank cold water from a plastic bottle.
She brought two bottles of wine to the party.
We collected the empty beer bottles and took them back to the shop.
I filled up the bottle with water.
She cracked open four bottles and poured glasses for each of them.
The floor under the Rock was covered with trash: broken bottles, food wrappers, and ripped clothing.
The bottle had a long, thin neck.
bottle
Verb
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If you bottle your feelings up, you keep them inside and don't let them show.
You can tell he is still angry, but he's keeping it bottled up.
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If you bottle somebody or something up, you keep them in a very small space, often under pressure.
We were bottled up in that plane for 32 hours.
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If you bottle something, you put it in a bottle.
This plant bottles a lot of spring water every day.