fired
Translation
sacked, dismissed, fired, baked
Examples
The fired employee packed his belongings.
The fired employee packed his belongings.
The freshly fired pottery was still warm.
The freshly fired pottery was still warm.
Grammar Patterns
fired ((from sth.)) dismissed from a job He was fired from his last job.
fired pottery/clay pottery that has been baked The fired clay is very strong.
Similar Words
Synonyms (job): dismissed, sacked, let go; Antonyms: hired, employed; Synonyms (pottery): baked, kilned
Etymology
Past participle of the verb 'to fire', which can mean to shoot a gun or to dismiss someone. The pottery sense comes from using fire to harden clay.
Memory Tips
For the job meaning, imagine someone's career going up in flames. For pottery, think of the fire in the kiln.