Definition of fired
1
: using a specified fuel
—usually used in combination an oil-fired power planta wood-fired pizza oven
2
: having been processed by heating in a kiln
fired and handpainted stoneware The body is more like cement than clay, but useful in achieving the surfaces I seek, and the fired clay is remarkably lightweight and strong. — Ceramics Monthly
3
: dismissed from a job
You're fired! They said Metro has failed to provide the fired employees and the union with a detailed explanation of the allegations.— Fredrick Kunkle
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The first known use of fired was in 1807
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