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blaze (1)

blaze [ blayz ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle blazed, present participle blaz·ing, 3rd person present singular blaz·es)
Definition:
 
1. burn brightly: to burn brightly and fiercely

2. shine: to shine or appear to shine brightly

3. experience strong emotion: to be affected by a strong emotion ( informal )
blazing with indignation

4. fire gun: to fire a gun repeatedly



noun 
Definition:
 
1. bright fire: a brightly or intensely burning fire, or a large fire

2. conspicuous display: a display that attracts attention
a blaze of publicity



plural noun blaz·es 
Definition:
 
adding emphasis: used to add emphasis ( informal )
What in blazes did you do that for?
run like blazes

[ Old English blæse "torch, bright flame" < Germanic]

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