fire

verb [T] (LOSE JOB)

/fɑɪər/

Definition

› to order someone to give up his or her job: She was fired for stealing from her employer.

(Definition of fire verb (LOSE JOB) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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