fire†

Slang

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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discharge an employee in a summary fashion; dismiss.

Quotations

1887

"Why, I nearly fired him the first morning. . . ." And "fired" means in that oversea, overland language, being discharged. . . .

1955

Six mechanics were fired because they joined a trade union.