English Dictionary

firing

/ˈfaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/

noun

(ceramics) The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery. / The fuel for a fire. / The act of adding fuel to a fire. / The discharge of a gun or other weapon.

The firing process is crucial in ceramics to achieve the desired strength and durability.

意味（1）

(ceramics) The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery.

After the pots have been glazed, they go back into the kiln for a second firing.

意味（2）

The fuel for a fire.

No more dams I’ll make for fish;

Nor fetch in firing

No more dams I’ll make for fish; Nor fetch in firing At requiring […]

意味（3）

The act of adding fuel to a fire.

The doors are at the right level for firing, which normally is down one side of the firebox at a time, unlike our own practice, which is to fire each side of the firebox with alternate shovelfuls.

意味（4）

The discharge of a gun or other weapon.

[…] they fir’d several Times, making other Signals for the Boat.

[…] they fir’d several Times, making other Signals for the Boat. At last, when all their Signals and Firings prov’d fruitless, and they found the Boat did not stir, we saw them by the Help of my Glasses, hoist another Boat out, and row towards the Shore […]

意味（5）

The dismissal of someone from a job.

Even the most seasoned analysts of British politics were struck by the brutality of Ms. May’s hirings and firings.

意味（6）

Cauterization.