fired

adjective \ ˈfī(-ə)rd \

Updated on: 17 Apr 2018

Definition of fired

1 : using a specified fuel —usually used in combination

an oil-fired power plant

a 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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Recent Examples of fired from the Web

The fired former secretary of state in the Trump administration is set to address the spring class of 2018 at the Virginia Military Institute on May 16.

— andrew dunn, CNN, "Clinton, Tillerson and Gore among politicos giving commencement speeches this year," 14 Apr. 2018
Lewis said all three fired service weapons, two with rifles and the third with a handgun.

— lurissa carbajal, azcentral, "3 Phoenix officers involved in fatal shooting of woman identified," 10 Apr. 2018
More: Andrew McCabe, FBI deputy director fired by attorney general, launches legal defense fund More: Fact check: Is fired FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe's net worth really $11 million?

— william cummings, USA TODAY, "Jill McCabe, wife of ex-FBI deputy director, says Trump's attacks were 'beyond horrible'," 4 Apr. 2018
Jill McCabe, the wife of the fired FBI official who’s been the target of Donald Trump’s ire, is telling her side of the story in a Washington Post op-ed, published Monday.

— jen kirby, Vox, "Andrew McCabe’s wife speaks out on Trump’s attacks," 3 Apr. 2018
The spectacle of a fired special counsel — and former F.B.I. director — publicly divulging the results of his investigation would raise parallels to the Watergate hearings and raise pressure on Republicans to break rank.

— nicholas fandos, New York Times, "Even Republicans Have Used the ‘I’ Word, but Would Firing Mueller Get Trump Impeached?," 1 Apr. 2018
One worker at the dealership got into a car and chased after Sandrone, who police allege fired bullets at the man while both continued to drive.

— josh magness, miamiherald, "Video shows smiling woman with 14-year-old grudge shoot man in the head, Wisconsin cops say | Miami Herald," 29 Mar. 2018
Trump is questioning the impartiality of Robert Mueller’s investigation and says the probe is groundless, while raising doubts about whether a fired top FBI official kept personal memos outlining his interactions with Trump.

— Washington Post, "Trump jabs Mueller, but White House says firing not in works," 19 Mar. 2018
Similar practices were followed by fired FBI director James Comey.

— laura king, latimes.com, "Trump renews attack on ousted FBI official, questions special counsel's fairness," 18 Mar. 2018

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