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 | ||