What is the meaning of firing?

noun

• The act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy.
  • usage: "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
  • synonyms: fire
• The act of discharging a gun.
  • synonyms: discharge, firing off
• The act of setting something on fire.
  • synonyms: ignition, lighting, kindling, inflammation
• The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart.
  • synonyms: dismissal, dismission, discharge, liberation, release, sack, sacking

verb

• Start firing a weapon.
  • synonyms: open fire, fire
• Cause to go off.
  • usage: "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"
  • synonyms: fire, discharge
• Bake in a kiln so as to harden.
  • usage: "fire pottery"
  • synonyms: fire
• Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position.
  • usage: "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
  • synonyms: displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
• Go off or discharge.
  • usage: "The gun fired"
  • synonyms: fire, discharge, go off
• Drive out or away by or as if by fire.
  • usage: "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"
  • synonyms: fire
• Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses. )
  • usage: "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
  • synonyms: arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
• Destroy by fire.
  • usage: "They burned the house and his diaries"
  • synonyms: burn, fire, burn down
• Provide with fuel.
  • usage: "Oil fires the furnace"
  • synonyms: fuel, fire