to light, kindle (the fire) → to shoot 3 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 10662)
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme täkkʷäsä
meaning 1 to ignite, light, set on fire
direction →
meaning 2 to fire (a gun, artillery or other firearms)
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ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 8667)
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme fire
meaning 1 fire to fire a house
direction →
meaning 2 to shoot Police fired (i.e. shot) into the crowd.
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ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 1334)
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme палить (palit')
meaning 1 to scald палить курицу
to scorch chicken
direction →
meaning 2 to pound away палить из пушки по воробьям
to break a butterfly on the wheel
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