to shoot
→
to discharge, dismiss
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Danish | |
| Lexeme | fyre | |
| Meaning 1 | to fire (of a weapon) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to discharge, dismiss | fyre ngn på gråt papir fire someone without warning |
| Reference | Krymova et al. 2004: 218 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | fire | |
| Meaning 1 | to fire (of a weapon) | he fired a shot at the retreating prisoners |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to discharge, dismiss | I had to fire men who've been with me for years; you're fired! |
| Reference | ODE | |
| Comment | ||