blaze
noun
[ bleɪz ]
• a very large or fiercely burning fire.
• "twenty firemen fought the blaze"
• used in various expressions of anger, bewilderment, or surprise as a euphemism for ‘hell’.
• "‘Go to blazes!’ he shouted"
Similar:
outburst,
burst,
eruption,
flare-up,
explosion,
outbreak,
blow-up,
blast,
attack,
fit,
spasm,
paroxysm,
access,
rush,
gale,
flood,
storm,
hurricane,
torrent,
outpouring,
surge,
upsurge,
spurt,
effusion,
outflow,
outflowing,
welling up,
splurt,
ebullition,
boutade,
blaze
verb
• burn fiercely or brightly.
• "plumes of smoke rose from fires blazing around the city"
Similar:
burn,
be ablaze,
be alight,
be on fire,
be in flames,
flame,
be aflame,
flare up,
be afire,
be ardent,
• (of a gun) fire repeatedly or indiscriminately.
• "they stormed with main entrance with guns blazing"
Similar:
fire (away),
shoot (away),
blast (away),
let fly,
discharge,
• achieve something in an impressive manner.
• "she blazed to a gold medal in the 200-metre sprint"
• smoke cannabis.
Origin:
Old English blæse ‘torch, bright fire’, of Germanic origin; related ultimately to blaze2.
blaze
noun
• a white spot or stripe on the face of a mammal or bird.
• a mark made on a tree by cutting the bark so as to mark a route.
blaze
verb
• set an example by being the first to do something; pioneer.
• "small firms would set the pace, blazing a trail for others to follow"
• mark out a path or route.
• "tourists haven't blazed a trail to the top of this hill"
Origin:
mid 17th century: ultimately of Germanic origin; related to German Blässe ‘blaze’ and blass ‘pale’, also to blaze1, and probably to blemish.
blaze
verb
• present or proclaim (news) in a prominent, typically sensational, manner.
• "‘Pop stars and drugs’ blazed the headline"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘blow out on a trumpet’): from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch blāzen ‘to blow’; related to blow1.
