The difference between Fire and Sack

When used as nouns, fire means a (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering, whereas sack means a bag.

When used as verbs, fire means to set (something, often a building) on fire, whereas sack means to put in a sack or sacks.

Fire is also adjective with the meaning: amazing.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fire and Sack

  1. Fire as a noun (uncountable):

    A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.

  2. Fire as a noun (countable):

    An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).

    Examples:

    "We sat about the fire singing songs and telling tales."

  3. Fire as a noun (countable):

    The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.

    Examples:

    "There was a fire at the school last night and the whole place burned down."

    "During hot and dry summers many fires in forests are caused by regardlessly discarded cigarette butts."

  4. Fire as a noun (uncountable, alchemy, philosophy):

    The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.

  5. Fire as a noun (countable, British):

    A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).

  6. Fire as a noun (countable):

    The elements necessary to start a fire.

    Examples:

    "The fire was laid and needed to be lit."

  7. Fire as a noun (uncountable):

    The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun.

    Examples:

    "The fire from the enemy guns kept us from attacking."

  8. Fire as a noun:

    Strength of passion, whether love or hate.

  9. Fire as a noun:

    Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.

  10. Fire as a noun:

    Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.

  1. Fire as a verb (transitive):

    To set (something, often a building) on fire.

  2. Fire as a verb (transitive):

    To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.

    Examples:

    "If you fire the pottery at too high a temperature, it may crack."

    "They fire the wood to make it easier to put a point on the end."

  3. Fire as a verb (transitive):

    To drive away by setting a fire.

  4. Fire as a verb (transitive):

    To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct or poor performance).

    Examples:

    "ant hire"

  5. Fire as a verb (transitive):

    To shoot (a gun or analogous device).

    Examples:

    "We will fire our guns at the enemy."

    "He fired his radar gun at passing cars."

  6. Fire as a verb (intransitive):

    To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: open fire shoot"

    "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."

  7. Fire as a verb (transitive, sports):

    To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.

  8. Fire as a verb (intransitive, physiology):

    To cause an action potential in a cell.

    Examples:

    "When a neuron fires, it transmits information."

  9. Fire as a verb (transitive):

    To forcibly direct (something).

    Examples:

    "He answered the questions the reporters fired at him."

  10. Fire as a verb (ambitransitive, computer sciences, software engineering):

    To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).

    Examples:

    "The event handler should only fire after all web page content has finished loading."

    "The queue fires a job whenever the thread pool is ready to handle it."

  11. Fire as a verb:

    To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.

    Examples:

    "to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge"

  12. Fire as a verb:

    To animate; to give life or spirit to.

    Examples:

    "to fire the genius of a young man"

  13. Fire as a verb:

    To feed or serve the fire of.

    Examples:

    "to fire a boiler"

  14. Fire as a verb:

    To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.

  15. Fire as a verb (farriery):

    To cauterize.

  16. Fire as a verb (intransitive, dated):

    To catch fire; to be kindled.

  17. Fire as a verb (intransitive, dated):

    To be irritated or inflamed with passion.

  1. Fire as an adjective (slang):

    Amazing; excellent.

    Examples:

    "That shit is fire, yo!"

  1. Sack as a noun:

    A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.

  2. Sack as a noun:

    The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other sources, 26 stone (364 pounds).

  3. Sack as a noun (uncountable):

    The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.

    Examples:

    "The sack of Rome."

  4. Sack as a noun (uncountable):

    Loot or booty obtained by pillage.

  5. Sack as a noun (American football):

    A successful tackle of the quarterback. See verb sense4 below.

  6. Sack as a noun (baseball):

    One of the square bases anchored at first base, second base, or third base.

    Examples:

    "He twisted his ankle sliding into the sack at second."

  7. Sack as a noun (informal):

    Dismissal from employment, or discharge from a position, usually as give (someone) the sack or get the sack. See verb sense4 below.

    Examples:

    "The boss is gonna give her the sack today."

    "He got the sack for being late all the time."

  8. Sack as a noun (colloquial, US):

    Bed; usually as hit the sack or in the sack. See also sack out.

  9. Sack as a noun (dated):

    (also sacque) A kind of loose-fitting gown or dress with sleeves which hangs from the shoulders, such as a gown with a Watteau back or sack-back, fashionable in the late 17th to 18th century; or, formerly, a loose-fitting hip-length jacket, cloak or cape.

  10. Sack as a noun (dated):

    A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam.

  11. Sack as a noun (vulgar, slang):

    The scrotum.

    Examples:

    "He got passed the ball, but it hit him in the sack."

  1. Sack as a verb:

    To put in a sack or sacks.

    Examples:

    "Help me sack the groceries."

  2. Sack as a verb:

    To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.

  3. Sack as a verb:

    To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.

    Examples:

    "The barbarians sacked Rome."

  4. Sack as a verb (American football):

    To tackle, usually to tackle the offensive quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he is able to throw a pass.

  5. Sack as a verb (informal):

    To discharge from a job or position; to fire.

    Examples:

    "He was sacked last September."

  6. Sack as a verb (colloquial):

    In the phrase sack out, to fall asleep. See also hit the sack.

    Examples:

    "The kids all sacked out before 9:00 on New Year’s Eve."

  1. Sack as a noun (dated):

    A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry.

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