- fired
- (Roget's IV)
modif.
1. [Subjected to fire]Syn. set on fire, burned, baked, ablaze, afire, on fire, aflame, burning, incandescent, scorched, glowing, kindled, enkindled, kindling, alight, smoking, smoldering, unquenched, heated; see also baked .2. [Discharged]Syn. dismissed, let go, given one's walking papers*; see discharged 1 .
English dictionary for students. 2013.