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| blaze [ blayz ] |
intransitive verb (past and past participle blazed, present participle blaz·ing, 3rd person present singular blaz·es) |
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1. burn brightly: to burn brightly and fiercely
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2. shine: to shine or appear to shine brightly
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3. experience strong emotion: to be affected by a strong emotion
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informal
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 blazing with indignation
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4. fire gun: to fire a gun repeatedly
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noun |
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1. bright fire: a brightly or intensely burning fire, or a large fire
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2. conspicuous display: a display that attracts attention
 a blaze of publicity
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plural noun blaz·es |
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adding emphasis: used to add emphasis
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informal
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 What in blazes did you do that for?
 run like blazes
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| [ Old English blæse "torch, bright flame" < Germanic] |
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