Definition of 'blaze'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense blazes
, present participle blazing
, past tense, past participle blazed
2. countable noun [usually singular]
A blaze is a large fire which is difficult to control and which destroys a lot of things.
[journalism]
3. verb
If something blazes with light or colour, it is extremely bright.
[literary]
4. verb [usually cont]
If someone's eyes are blazing with an emotion, or if an emotion is blazing in their eyes, their eyes look very bright because they are feeling that emotion
so strongly.
[literary]
6. verb
If guns blaze, or blaze away, they fire continuously, making a lot of noise.
8.
See to blaze a trail
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blaze
British English pronunciation
American English pronunciation
Word Frequency
blaze in British English 1
verb (intransitive)
5.
to burn fiercely
6.
to shine brightly
8. (usually foll by away)
to shoot continuously
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Word origin
Old English blæseWord Frequency
blaze in British English 2
noun
1.
a mark, usually indicating a path, made on a tree, esp by chipping off the bark
2.
a light-coloured marking on the face of a domestic animal, esp a horse
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Word origin
C17: probably from Middle Low German bles white marking; compare blemishWord Frequency
blaze in British English 3
verb
(transitive; often foll by abroad)
to make widely known; proclaim
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Word origin
C14: from Middle Dutch blāsen, from Old High German blāsan; related to Old Norse blāsaWord Frequency
blaze in American English 1
noun
2.
any very bright, often hot, light or glare
the blaze of searchlights
verb intransitiveWord forms: blazed or ˈblazing
6.
to burn rapidly or brightly; flame
7.
to give off a strong, vivid light; shine very brightly; glare
8.
to be deeply stirred or excited, as with anger
verb transitive
9. Rare
to cause to blaze
Idioms:
SYNONYMY NOTE: blaze1 suggests a hot, intensely bright, relatively large and steady fire [the blaze of a burning house]; flame generally refers to a single, shimmering, tonguelike emanation of burning gas [the flame of a candle]; flicker1 suggests an unsteady, fluttering flame, esp. one that is dying out [the last flicker of his oil lamp]; flare implies a sudden, bright, unsteady light shooting up into darkness [the flare of a torch]; glow suggests a steady, warm, subdued light without flame or blaze [the glow of burning embers]; glare1 implies a steady, unpleasantly bright light [the glare of a bare light bulb]Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
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Word Frequency
blaze in American English 2
noun
1.
a light-colored spot on an animal's face
verb transitiveWord forms: blazed or ˈblazing US
3.
to mark (a tree or trail) with blazes
Idioms:
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Word Frequency
blaze in American English 3
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Word Frequency
blaze in American English 1
(bleiz) (verb blazed, blazing)
noun
1.
a bright flame or fire
the welcome blaze of the hearth
4.
a sudden, intense outburst, as of fire, passion, or fury
to unleash a blaze of pent-up emotions
a blaze of glory
5. See blazes
intransitive verb
SYNONYMS 1. See flame.6. (sometimes fol. by away, up, forth)
to burn brightly
The bonfire blazed away for hours
The dry wood blazed up at the touch of a match
7. (sometimes fol. by forth)
to shine like flame
Their faces blazed with enthusiasm
8. (sometimes fol. by up)
to burn with intense feeling or passion
He blazed up at the insult
9. (usually fol. by away)
to shoot steadily or continuously
The contestants blazed away at the clay pigeons
10.
to be brilliantly conspicuous
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Word origin
[bef. 1000; ME, OE blase torch, flame; c. MHG blas torch]Word Frequency
blaze in American English 2
(bleiz) (verb blazed, blazing)
noun
1.
transitive verb
3.
to mark with blazes
to blaze a trail
4.
to lead in forming or finding (a new method, course, etc.)
His research in rocketry blazed the way for space travel
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by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Word origin
[1655–65; akin to ON blesi, D bles, G Blässe white mark on a beast's face, and to G blass pale]Word Frequency
blaze in American English 3
(bleiz)
transitive verbWord forms: blazed, blazing
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blaze
British English: blaze
/bleɪz/ NOUN
A blaze is a large fire in which things are damaged.
The blaze swept through the tower block.
- American English: blaze /ˈbleɪz/
- Arabic: وَهْج
- Brazilian Portuguese: chama
- Chinese: 火焰
- Croatian: plamen
- Czech: požár
- Danish: voldsom brand
- Dutch: vlammenzee
- European Spanish: incendio
- Finnish: roihu
- French: fournaise
- German: Feuer
- Greek: έκρηξη
- Italian: incendio
- Japanese: 火炎
- Korean: 불꽃
- Norwegian: brann
- Polish: ogień
- European Portuguese: chama
- Romanian: incendiu
- Russian: пламя
- Latin American Spanish: incendio
- Swedish: eldsvåda
- Thai: เปลวเพลิง
- Turkish: parlak alev
- Ukrainian: полум'я
- Vietnamese: ngọn lửa
British English: blaze
VERB /bleɪz/
When a fire blazes, it burns strongly and brightly.
Three people died as wreckage blazed.
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