{
    "term": "fire",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the flames, light and heat, and often smoke, that are produced when something burns",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Most animals are afraid of fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "When did people start to cook with fire?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sky was filled with fire and smoke."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She takes the theme of the four elements: earth, air, fire and water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sun is a ball of fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a column of fire"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Things changed forever when our early ancestors discovered fire."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "huge", "fierce"],
                "verb + fire": ["be on", "catch", "cause"],
                "fire + verb": ["occur", "break out", "erupt"],
                "fire + noun": ["safety", "hazard", "risk"],
                "phrases": ["bring a fire under control", "set fire to something"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "flames that are out of control and destroy buildings, trees, etc.",
            "sensetop": "on fire",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Several youths had **set fire to** the police car *(= had made it start burning)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The car was on fire.",
                    "contextForm": "on fire"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A candle had **set** the curtains **on fire**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These thatched roofs frequently **catch fire** *(= start to burn)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Forest fires** raged all over Australia."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Five people died in a **house fire**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Fires** were **breaking out** everywhere."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A fire had started in the kitchen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was accused of deliberately **starting a fire**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fire can spread very quickly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **fire burned** for three days before it was finally contained."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The warehouse was **destroyed by fire**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It took two hours to **put out the fire** *(= stop it burning)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Fire crews** arrived and began to fight the flames."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have to comply with **fire safety** regulations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It took several days to bring the forest fires under control."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sprinkler system came on and doused the fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The fire licked the roof of the house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The fire gutted the building, leaving just a charred shell."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the ruins of an old factory, gutted by fire"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The fire had spread to the east wing of the house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fire engulfed the building."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fire ripped through the tower block."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In 1925 a disastrous fire swept through the museum."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The entire village was consumed by fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The factory was destroyed in a fire started by arsonists."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Investigators are trying to establish the cause of the fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The building suffered extensive fire damage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Strong winds fanned the fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Someone had set fire to her car."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In 2017, the fire season started with a huge fire in New Mexico."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Firefighters battled the fire for several hours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He joined the crowds of men and women fighting the fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Groups of rioters attacked and set the police headquarters on fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A missile ignited a fire that burned for three days."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A lantern was knocked over and the barn caught fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A fire broke out in the mail room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fire erupted in the laundry room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Foam-filled couches are a serious fire hazard."
                },
                {
                    "text": "fire code violations"
                },
                {
                    "text": "legislation related to fire safety"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had to evacuate the building for a fire drill."
                },
                {
                    "text": "information about fire prevention"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "huge", "fierce"],
                "verb + fire": ["be on", "catch", "cause"],
                "fire + verb": ["occur", "break out", "erupt"],
                "fire + noun": ["safety", "hazard", "risk"],
                "phrases": ["bring a fire under control", "set fire to something"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a pile of burning fuel, such as wood or coal, used for cooking food or heating a room",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They cook on an **open fire**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a log/coal/wood fire"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sam had **lit a fire** to welcome us home."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to make/build a fire"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Come and get warm by the fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We sat in front of a **roaring fire**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A fire roaring in the hearth added warmth to the room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We sat round the fire and told stories."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cat was curled up near the fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Although it was summer a fire burned in the great stone hearth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The fire was blazing merrily."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Kim had managed to kindle a little fire of dry grass."
                },
                {
                    "text": "On cold nights we stoked up the fire to a blaze."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Put some more wood on the fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She fed the fire with the branches next to her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The fire smoked instead of burning properly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The fire was beginning to die down."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The interior was only lit by the golden glow of the fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had plenty of dry wood, so the fire lit easily."
                },
                {
                    "text": "When we go on safari we like to cook on an open fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Who's going to build the fire?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you know how to make a fire?"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["blazing", "crackling", "hot"],
                "verb + fire": ["build", "make", "kindle"],
                "fire + verb": ["burn", "roar", "kindle"],
                "phrases": ["the glow from a fire", "the glow of a fire"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a piece of equipment for heating a room",
            "labels": "(especially British English)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a gas/an electric fire"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Shall I put the fire on?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's a small gas fire under the mantelpiece."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She used a match to light the gas fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had a fire plugged in next to his desk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is the fire still on?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't forget to turn the fire off before you come to bed."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["electric", "gas"],
                "verb + fire": ["light", "put on", "switch on"],
                "fire + verb": ["be off", "be on"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "shots from guns",
            "sensetop": "under fire",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The gunmen **opened fire on** *(= started shooting at)* the police."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their vehicle **came under fire** *(= was being shot at)*.",
                    "contextForm": "under fire"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The men were under **heavy fire** *(= being shot at many times)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was hit by **enemy fire**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a burst of machine-gun fire"
                },
                {
                    "text": "artillery/rocket/mortar fire"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **return fire** *(= to fire back at somebody who is shooting at you)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He ordered his men to hold their fire *(= not to shoot)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Protesters **exchanged fire** with the guards *(= they shot at each other)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A young girl was **in the line of fire** *(= between the person shooting and what he/she was shooting at)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I’ll give you covering fire while you try to escape."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A few soldiers were sent out to draw (= attract ) the enemy's fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Enemy fire continued to rain down."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As they ran, they heard artillery fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The vehicle was full of holes from small arms fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We came under heavy anti-aircraft fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He ordered his men to cease fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The commandos pushed forward under the covering fire of their artillery."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The troops opened fire on the crowd."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were told to hold their fire until the enemy came closer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Unfortunately he was in the line of fire and got shot."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were under constant fire from enemy snipers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She returned fire from behind the low wall."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["War and conflict"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["heavy", "withering", "anti-aircraft"],
                "… of fire": ["burst"],
                "verb + fire": ["open", "return", "exchange"],
                "fire + verb": ["rain down", "hit somebody/​something"],
                "phrases": ["be in the line of fire"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "strong criticism",
            "sensetop": "under fire",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She directed her fire against the new education policy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The health minister has **come under fire** from all sides.",
                    "contextForm": "under fire"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The EU came under fire from the US over its biotech policy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The minister of transport came under fire for forcing increases in rail fares."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "very strong emotion, especially anger or enthusiasm",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her eyes were full of fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The fire seemed to die in him when his wife died."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Something of the old fire had returned to their rivalry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Frustrated ambitions can fuel the fire of anger and resentment."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person who is full of energy and enthusiasm",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a difficult introduction to a new job or activity",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make somebody direct their anger, criticism, etc. at you, so that others do not have to face it",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to use similar methods in a fight or an argument to those your opponent is using",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a very strong desire to achieve something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You need fire in your belly if you want to make it in the music business."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to become friends quickly and have a very friendly relationship",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Family and relationships"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to delay or be delayed in taking action",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The project had hung fire for several years for lack of funds."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be involved in several activities or areas of business at the same time, hoping that at least one will be successful",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if something bad is being said about somebody/something, it usually has some truth in it",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "giving you a painful burning feeling",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He couldn't breathe. His chest was on fire."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to be doing really well at something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Keep it up. You're on fire!"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "from a bad situation to one that is worse",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to act in a way that is not sensible and take dangerous risks",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Danger"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be very successful and admired by other people",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's never going to set the world on fire with his paintings."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfaɪə(r)/",
                "audio": "fi/fire/fire__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfaɪər/",
                "audio": "fi/fire/fire__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English fȳr (noun), fȳrian ‘supply with material for a fire’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vuur and German Feuer."
}