blaze

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The blaze of a housefire.

noun

The definition of a blaze is an outburst of fire, flames or emotion.
An example of a blaze is a large campfire.

verb

Blaze means to burn or shine.
An example of to blaze is to burn down a tree.

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blaze

a brilliant mass or burst of flame; strongly burning fire
any very bright, often hot, light or glare: the blaze of searchlights
a sudden, spectacular occurrence; showy outburst: a blaze of oratory
a brightness; vivid display; flash
[pl.] hell: a euphemism, esp. in such phrases as go to blazes! and what the blazes?

Origin of blaze

Middle English blase from Old English blæse, blase, a torch, flame from Indo-European an unverified form bhles-, shine from base an unverified form bhel-: see black

intransitive verb

blazed, blaz′ing

to burn rapidly or brightly; flame
to give off a strong, vivid light; shine very brightly; glare
to be deeply stirred or excited, as with anger

Rare to cause to blaze

blaze Idioms

blaze away

to fire a gun rapidly a number of times
to speak heatedly

a light-colored spot on an animal's face
a mark made on a tree, as by cutting off a piece of bark, esp. one made on each of a series of trees to mark a trail

Origin of blaze

from Old Norse blesi: for Indo-European base see blaze

transitive verb

blazed, blaz′ing

to mark (a tree) with a blaze or (a trail) with blazes

blaze Idioms

blaze a way

to pioneer, set a direction or course, etc.

transitive verb

blazed, blaz′ing

to make known publicly; spread the news of; proclaim

Origin of blaze

Middle English blasen, to blow from Old English or Old Norse form akin to German from Indo-European an unverified form bhl?- from base an unverified form bhel-, to swell, blow up from source ball; influenced, influence by blazon

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blaze

noun

a. A brilliant burst of fire; a flame.
b. A destructive fire.
A bright or steady light or glare: the blaze of the desert sun.
A brilliant, striking display: flowers that were a blaze of color.
A sudden outburst, as of emotion: a blaze of anger.
blazes Used as an intensive: Where in blazes are my keys?

verb

blazed, blaz·ing, blaz·es

verb

intransitive

To burn with a bright flame.
To shine brightly.
To be resplendent: a garden blazing with flowers.
To flare up suddenly: My neighbor's temper blazed.
To shoot rapidly and continuously: Machine guns blazed.

verb

transitive

To shine or be resplendent with: eyes that blazed hatred.

Origin of blaze

Middle English blase from Old English blæse ; see bhel-¹ in Indo-European roots.

Related Forms:

blaz′ing·ly
adverb

noun

A white or light-colored spot or stripe on the face of an animal, such as a horse.
A mark to indicate a trail, usually painted on or cut into a tree.

transitive verb

blazed, blaz·ing, blaz·es

a. To mark (a tree) with a blaze.
b. To indicate (a trail) by making blazes.
To prepare or lead (the way in an endeavor): blazed the way in space exploration.

Origin of blaze

Of Germanic origin akin to blaze ¹

blaze2

top: on a horse's face

bottom: along the Tour du

Cézallier walking trails

Puy-de-Dôme region, France

blaze2

transitive verb

blazed, blaz·ing, blaz·es

To make known publicly; proclaim: Headlines blazed the news.

Origin of blaze

Middle English blasen from Middle Dutch blāsen to blow up, swell ; see bhlē- in Indo-European roots.

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Noun

(plural blazes)

A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
Intense, direct light accompanied with heat.
to seek shelter from the blaze of the sun
The white or lighter-coloured markings on a horse's face.
The palomino had a white blaze on its face.
A high-visibility orange colour, typically used in warning signs and hunters' clothing.
A bursting out, or active display of any quality; an outburst.
A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark, usually as a surveyor's mark.

Origin

From Middle English blase, from Old English blæse (“firebrand, torch, lamp, flame”), from Proto-Germanic *blasōn (“torch”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhel- (“to shine, be white”). Cognate with Low German blas (“burning candle, torch, fire”), Middle High German blas (“candle, torch, flame”). Compare Dutch bles (“blaze”), German Blesse (“blaze”), Swedish bläs (“blaze”).

Verb

(third-person singular simple present blazes, present participle blazing, simple past and past participle blazed)

(intransitive) To be on fire, especially producing a lot of flames and light.
The campfire blazed merrily.
(intransitive) To shine like a flame.
To make a thing shine like a flame.
To mark or cut (a route, especially through vegetation), or figuratively, to set a precedent for the taking-on of a challenge.
The guide blazed his way through the undergrowth.
Darwin blazed a path for the rest of us.
(slang) To smoke marijuana.
I like to blaze; let's go blaze; we blazed last night; he blazes every day
- Or less commonly, in the present progressive:
he is blazing right now