blaze

blaze
1 verb
1 (I) to burn very brightly and strongly: The room was warm and cosy, with a fire blazing in the hearth.
2 (I) to shine with a very bright light: The house still blazed with lights although it was midnight.
3 also blaze away (I) to fire bullets rapidly and continuously: An enemy plane roared overhead, its guns blazing.
4 blaze a trail to develop important new methods or make important new discoveries: The company has blazed a trail in robotic technology.
5 be blazed across/all over if something is blazed across a newspaper etc, it is written in a way that everyone will notice: News of their divorce was blazed across all the tabloids.
-see also: blazing 2 noun
1 FIRE
a) (singular) the strong bright flames of a fire: We soon had a cheerful blaze.
b) (C) a big dangerous fire: Wind fanned the blaze, making it impossible for the firefighters to continue.
2 LIGHT/COLOUR (singular) very bright light or colour
(+ of): a blaze of sunshine | The garden is a blaze of colour at this time of year.
3 GUNS (singular) the rapid continuous firing of a gun
(+ of): a blaze of machine gun fire
4 a blaze of anger/hatred/passion etc a sudden show of very strong emotion: He was surprised by the sudden blaze of anger in her eyes.
5 in a blaze of glory/publicity etc receiving a lot of praise or public attention: Our team finished the season in a blaze of glory, winning the championship with ease.
6 what the blazes/who the blazes etc spoken old-fashioned used to emphasize a question when you are annoyed: What the blazes is going on here?
7 like blazes old-fashioned as fast, as much, or as strongly as possible: We're going to have to work like blazes to get it done on time!
8 go to blazes spoken old-fashioned used to angrily tell someone to go away
9 MARK (countable usually singular) a white mark, especially one down the front of a horse's face
-see also: ablaze

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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