"fireproof" meaning in English

See fireproof in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more fireproof [comparative], most fireproof [superlative]
Etymology: From fire + -proof. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fire|proof}} fire + -proof Head templates: {{en-adj}} fireproof (comparative more fireproof, superlative most fireproof)
  1. Resistant to damage from fire. Categories (topical): Fire Synonyms: fire-resistant, flame-retardant, refractory, fire-proof Translations: огнеупорен (ogneuporen) (Bulgarian), ignífug (Catalan), 耐火的 (nàihuǒ de) (Chinese Mandarin), 防火的 (fánghuǒ de) (Chinese Mandarin), ohnivzdorný (Czech), brandsikker (Danish), nebrula (Esperanto), tulenkestävä (Finnish), ignifuge (French), feuerfest (German), πυρίμαχος m αλεξίπυρος (pyrímachos) [masculine] (Greek), tűzálló (Hungarian), dódhíonach (Irish), lasairdhíonach (Irish), tinedhíonach (Irish), 耐火性の (taikasei no) (alt: たいかせいの) (Japanese), огноо́тпорен (ognoótporen) (Macedonian), kalis api (Malay), ārai ahi (Maori), brannsikker (Norwegian Bokmål), ildfast (Norwegian Bokmål), brannsikker (Norwegian Nynorsk), نسوز (Persian), niepalny (Polish), ognioodporny (Polish), ogniotrwały (Polish), przeciwogniowy (Polish), żaroodporny (Polish), à prova de fogo (Portuguese), rezistent la daune de la foc (Romanian), ignifug (Romanian), огнеупо́рный (ogneupórnyj) (Russian), несгора́емый (nesgorájemyj) (Russian), vatrootporan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), nezapaljiv [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), vatrostalan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), ignífugo (Spanish), يانماس (yanmas) (Uyghur), ئوت ئالماس (english: ot almas) (Uyghur)

Verb

Forms: fireproofs [present, singular, third-person], fireproofing [participle, present], fireproofed [participle, past], fireproofed [past]
Etymology: From fire + -proof. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fire|proof}} fire + -proof Head templates: {{en-verb}} fireproof (third-person singular simple present fireproofs, present participle fireproofing, simple past and past participle fireproofed)
  1. To make resistant to damage from fire.
    Sense id: en-fireproof-en-verb-WdOiG6MK

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "word": "ignífugo"
    },
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      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "yanmas",
      "word": "يانماس"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "english": "ot almas",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "word": "ئوت ئالماس"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fireproof"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
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    "English verbs",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From fire + -proof.",
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    {
      "form": "fireproofs",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fireproofing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fireproofed",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
      ]
    },
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        "past"
      ]
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "I hastily fireproofed my clothing somewhat by pouring a bucket of water over myself before dashing into the flames.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make resistant to damage from fire."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fireproof"
}

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