"fired" meaning in English

See fired in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfaɪəd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfaɪ(ə)ɹd/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-fired.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)d Etymology: From fire + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fire|ed}} fire + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} fired
  1. dismissed, terminated from employment. Translations (dismissed): gekündigt (German), égetett (Hungarian), sparkad (Swedish), avskedad (Swedish), talsik (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-fired-en-adj-W0xB4sJ3 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 42 44 Disambiguation of 'dismissed': 94 6
  2. (ceramics) Heated in a furnace, kiln, etc., to become permanently hardened. Categories (topical): Ceramics Translations (ceramics: kilned): οπτός (optós) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-fired-en-adj-6WezOj0T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 56 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 19 55 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 42 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 43 24 9 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 46 28 7 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 57 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 63 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 14 63 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 56 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 16 58 26 Topics: ceramics, chemistry, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'ceramics: kilned': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: overfired, over-fired, underfired, under-fired, you're fired

Verb

IPA: /ˈfaɪəd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfaɪ(ə)ɹd/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-fired.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)d Etymology: From fire + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fire|ed}} fire + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fired
  1. simple past and past participle of fire Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: fire Related terms: all-fired, coal-fired, fired up, gas-fired, oil-fired, shots fired, stoker-fired, wood-fired
    Sense id: en-fired-en-verb-urOB5OLO Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 42 44
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