Blaze Definition–noun | 1. | a bright flame or fire: the welcome blaze of the hearth. | | 2. | a bright, hot gleam or glow: the blaze of day. | | 3. | a sparkling brightness: a blaze of jewels. | | 4. | a sudden, intense outburst, as of fire, passion, or fury: to unleash a blaze of pent-up emotions; a blaze of glory. | | 5. | blazes, Informal. hell: Go to blazes! | –verb (used without object) | 6. | to burn brightly (sometimes fol. by away, up, forth): The bonfire blazed away for hours. The dry wood blazed up at
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the touch of a match. | | 7. | to shine like flame (sometimes fol. by forth): Their faces blazed with enthusiasm. | | 8. | to burn with intense feeling or passion (sometimes fol. by up): He blazed up at the insult. | | 9. | to shoot steadily or continuously (usually fol. by away): The contestants blazed away at the clay pigeons. | | 10. | to be brilliantly conspicuous. | |
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