fired

fired · verb/adjective

imported

Definitions

verb/adjective

  1. 1.

    Dismissed from a job.

  2. 2.

    Having been subjected to firing (in ceramics or employment).

  3. 3.

    Discharged a gun or other weapon.

  4. 4.

    Heated in a kiln to harden or set.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    fired up — excited and enthusiastic
  • •
    get fired — to be dismissed from employment
  • •
    fire and forget — launch without further guidance

Related words

Antonyms: employed, hired
See also: dismissed, fire, firing
Synonyms: discharged, dismissed, shot

Etymology

Past tense of fire, from Old English fȳr ("fire"), from Proto-Germanic fōr. The employment sense developed in American English in the 19th century.