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fire vs stir up

stir up vs fire

fire is a noun but stir up is not a noun.

fire and stir up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fire Yes No Yes No
stir up No No Yes No
As verbs, stir up is a hyponym of fire; that is, stir up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fire:
  • fire: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • stir up: arouse or excite feelings and passions
Other hyponyms of fire include strike a chord, touch a chord, ask for, invite, draw, rekindle, infatuate, prick, fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, wake, excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, excite, anger, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset, shame, bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, interest, whelm.
fire (noun) stir up (noun)
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
intense adverse criticism
the event of something burning (often destructive)
a severe trial
feelings of great warmth and intensity
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile
fire (verb) stir up (verb)
bake in a kiln so as to harden provoke or stir up
destroy by fire change the arrangement or position of
start or maintain a fire in arouse or excite feelings and passions
become ignited try to stir up public opinion
cause to go off
start firing a weapon
go off or discharge
generate an electrical impulse
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
drive out or away by or as if by fire
provide with fuel
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
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