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Definition: Meaning of, blaze in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bleɪz /

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blaze blazes
  1. fire [countable usually singular] a big dangerous fire - used especially in news reports [↪  ablaze]
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  2. fire [singular] a fire burning with strong bright flames
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  3. light/colour [singular] very bright light or colour [↪  ablaze]
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  4. blaze of publicity/glory a lot of public attention or success and praise
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  5. [singular] a sudden show of very strong emotion
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  6. what the blazes/who the blazes etc old-fashioned spoken used to emphasize a question when you are annoyed
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  7. like blazes old-fashioned spoken as fast, as much, or as strongly as possible
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  8. [countable usually singular] a white mark, especially one down the front of a horse's face
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
blaze blazed blazed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
blazing blazes
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  1. fire to burn very brightly and strongly [↪  blazing]
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  2. light to shine with a very bright light
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  3. eyes [usually in progressive] literary if someone's eyes are blazing, their eyes are shining brightly because they are feeling a very strong emotion, usually anger
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  4. gun also blaze away if guns blaze, they fire bullets quickly and continuously
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  5. blaze a trail to develop or do something new and important, or to do something important that no one has done before
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  6. be blazed across/all over something if something is blazed across a newspaper etc, it is written in a way that everyone will notice
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blaze used in phrases

  • blaze a trail (verb)
    1. informal to show the way or proceed rapidly
    2. informal set precedent or do something novel; break new ground
  • blaze away (verb)
    1. an acting passage performing arts perform brilliantly and rapidly
    2. shoot rapidly and repeatedly
  • blaze out (verb)
    1. move rapidly and as if blazing
  • blaze up (verb)
    1. burn brightly
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