firing

(fīr)

noun

  1. the application of heat to harden or glaze pottery
  2. the stoking of a fire, furnace, etc.
  3. the shooting of firearms, etc.
  4. fuel for a fire
  5. ☆ the scorching of plants, as from heat, drought, or disease

See firing in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The process of applying fire or heat, as in the hardening or glazing of ceramics.
  2. Fuel for fires.
  3. The act or an instance of dismissing someone from a job.

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