run off vs fire

fire vs run off

run off is not a noun while fire is a noun.

run off and fire both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
run off	No	No	Yes	No
fire	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fire is a hyponym of run off; that is, fire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than run off:

run off: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
fire: drive out or away by or as if by fire

Other hyponyms of run off include clear the air, banish, shoo, shoo away, shoo off.

run off (noun)	fire (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

run off (verb)	fire (verb)
decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff	bake in a kiln so as to harden
reproduce by xerography	destroy by fire
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings	start or maintain a fire in
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry	become ignited
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along	cause to go off
run away secretly with one's beloved	start firing a weapon
run off as waste	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

Difference between run off and fire

Words related to "fire"

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