"fireproof" meaning in English

See fireproof in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: fireproof [positive], more fireproof [comparative], most fireproof [superlative]
Etymology: fire + -proof Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|fire|proof}} fire + -proof Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is fireproof, it is resistant to fire.
    Sense id: simple-fireproof-en-adj-iFedC4lr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -proof

Verb

Forms: fireproof [canonical], fireproofs [third-person, singular], fireproofed [past], fireproofed [past, participle], fireproofing [present, participle]
Etymology: fire + -proof Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|fire|proof}} fire + -proof Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you fireproof something, you make it fireproof.
    Sense id: simple-fireproof-en-verb-YSN9Bqdt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -proof
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