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Meaning of 'blaze' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Blaze [ n.]
- A stream of gas or vapor emitting light and heat in the process of combustion; a bright flame.
- Intense, direct light accompanied with heat; as, to seek shelter from the blaze of the sun.
- A bursting out, or active display of any quality; an outburst; a brilliant display.
- A white spot on the forehead of a horse.
- A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark, usually as a surveyor's mark.
2 . Blaze [ v. i.]
- To shine with flame; to glow with flame; as, the fire blazes.
- To send forth or reflect glowing or brilliant light; to show a blaze.
- To be resplendent.
- To make public far and wide; to make known; to render conspicuous.
- To blazon.
3 . Blaze [ v. t.]
- To mark (a tree) by chipping off a piece of the bark.
- To designate by blazing; to mark out, as by blazed trees; as, to blaze a line or path.

Meaning of 'blaze' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . blaze [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
Example in sentence:
  • a glare of sunlight
Meaning (2):
- a cause of difficulty and suffering
Example in sentence:
  • go to blazes;
  • war is hell
Meaning (3):
- noisy and unrestrained mischief
Example in sentence:
  • raising blazes
Meaning (4):
- a strong flame that burns brightly
Example in sentence:
  • the blaze spread rapidly
Meaning (5):
- a light-colored marking
Example in sentence:
  • the horse had a blaze between its eyes;
  • they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes
6 . blaze [ v]
Meaning (6):
- indicate by marking trees with blazes
Example in sentence:
  • blaze a trail
Meaning (7):
- shoot rapidly and repeatedly
Example in sentence:
  • He blazed away at the men
Meaning (8):
- shine brightly and intensively
Example in sentence:
  • Meteors blazed across the atmosphere
Meaning (9):
- move rapidly and as if blazing
Example in sentence:
  • The spaceship blazed out into space
Meaning (10):
- burn brightly and intensely
Example in sentence:
  • The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze

Nearby Words:

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