DCHP-1 Online
fire † Slang 
v. discharge an employee in a summary fashion; dismiss.
- 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.
- 1887 "Why, I nearly fired him the first morning. . . ." And "fired" means in that oversea, overland language, being discharged. . . .