Meaning & Definition of Blaze in English
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Blaze
/blez/
noun
1. A strong flame that burns brightly
- "The blaze spread rapidly"
synonym:
- blaze,
- blazing
2. A cause of difficulty and suffering
- "War is hell"
- "Go to blazes"
synonym:
- hell,
- blaze
3. Noisy and unrestrained mischief
- "Raising blazes"
synonym:
- hell,
- blaze
4. A light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
- "A glare of sunlight"
synonym:
- glare,
- blaze,
- brilliance
5. A light-colored marking
- "They chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"
- "The horse had a blaze between its eyes"
synonym:
- blaze
verb
1. Shine brightly and intensively
- "Meteors blazed across the atmosphere"
synonym:
- blaze
2. Shoot rapidly and repeatedly
- "He blazed away at the men"
synonym:
- blaze away,
- blaze
3. Burn brightly and intensely
- "The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze"
synonym:
- blaze
4. Move rapidly and as if blazing
- "The spaceship blazed out into space"
synonym:
- blaze,
- blaze out
5. Indicate by marking trees with blazes
- "Blaze a trail"
synonym:
- blaze
Examples of using
The firemen quickly extinguished the blaze.
Twenty people perished in the blaze.