blaze

blaze ¹  (blz)

n.

1.

a. A brilliant burst of fire; a flame.

b. A destructive fire.

2. A bright or steady light or glare: the blaze of the desert sun.

3. A brilliant, striking display: flowers that were a blaze of color.

4. A sudden outburst, as of emotion: a blaze of anger.

5. blazes Used as an intensive: Where in blazes are my keys?

v. blazed, blaz·ing, blaz·es

v.intr.

1. To burn with a bright flame.

2. To shine brightly.

3. To be resplendent: a garden blazing with flowers.

4. To flare up suddenly: My neighbor's temper blazed.

5. To shoot rapidly and continuously: Machine guns blazed.

v.tr.

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

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

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blazing·ly adv.

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blaze ²  (blz)

n.

1. A white or light-colored spot or stripe on the face of an animal, such as a horse.

2. A mark cut or painted on a tree to indicate a trail.

tr.v. blazed, blaz·ing, blaz·es

1. To mark (a tree) with or as if with blazes.

2. To indicate (a trail) by marking trees with blazes.

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[Of Germanic origin; akin to blaze¹.]

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blaze ¹

Noun

1. a strong fire or flame

2. a very bright light or glare

3. an outburst (of passion, patriotism, etc.)

Verb

[blazing, blazed]

1. to burn fiercely

2. to shine brightly

3. to become stirred, as with anger or excitement

4. blaze away to shoot continuously

See also blazes [Old English blæse]

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blaze ²

Noun

1. a mark, usually indicating a path, made on a tree

2. a light-coloured marking on the face of an animal

Verb

[blazing, blazed]

1. to mark (a tree, path, etc.) with a blaze

2. blaze a trail to explore new territories, areas of knowledge, etc. [probably from Middle Low German bles white marking]

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blaze ³

Verb

[blazing, blazed] blaze something abroad to make something widely known [Middle Dutch blāsen]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blaze - a strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly" blazing flame, flaming, fire - the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
	2.	blaze - a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes" hell trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
	3.	blaze - noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes" hell mischief, mischief-making, devilment, roguery, shenanigan, roguishness, devilry, deviltry, mischievousness, rascality - reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
	4.	blaze - a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; "a glare of sunlight" brilliance, glare brightness - the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
	5.	blaze - a light-colored marking; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes" marking - a pattern of marks
Verb	1.	blaze - shine brightly and intensively; "Meteors blazed across the atmosphere" beam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
	2.	blaze - shoot rapidly and repeatedly; "He blazed away at the men" blaze away shoot, blast - fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away"
	3.	blaze - burn brightly and intensely; "The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze" burn, combust - undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" blaze up, burn up, flame up, flare - burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"
	4.	blaze - move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space" blaze out take off, start out, set forth, set off, set out, start, depart, part - leave; "The family took off for Florida"
	5.	blaze - indicate by marking trees with blazes; "blaze a trail" mark - designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border"

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blaze

verb 1. burn, glow, flare, flicker, be on fire, go up in flames, be ablaze, fire, flash, flame

verb 2. shine, flash, beam, glow, flare, glare, gleam, shimmer, radiate

verb 3. flare up, rage, boil, explode, fume, seethe, be livid, be incandescent

noun 4. inferno, fire, flames, bonfire, combustion, conflagration

noun 5. flash, glow, glitter, flare, glare, gleam, brilliance, radiance

Translations

blaze [bleɪz] n (= fire) → fuego (= flames); llamarada (= glow) [of fire, sun etc] → resplandor m;

(fig) → arranque m

vi [fire] → arder con llamaradas;

(fig) → brillar

vt to blaze a trail (fig) → abrir (un) camino;

in a blaze of publicity → bajo los focos de la publicidad

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blaze [bleɪz] n (= fire) → incendie m (= flames) [of fire, sun etc] → embrasement m: (in hearth) → flamme f, flambée f (fig); flamboiement m

vi [fire] → flamber (fig); flamboyer, resplendir

vt to blaze a trail (fig) → montrer la voie;

in a blaze of publicity → à grand renfort de publicité

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blaze [bleɪz] n (fire) → Feuer nt, Brand m (fig) (of colour) → Farbenpracht f: (of glory) → Glanz m

vi (fire) → lodern;

(guns) → feuern (fig) (eyes) → glühen

vt to blaze a trail (fig) → den Weg bahnen;

in a blaze of publicity → mit viel Publicity

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blaze [bleɪz] n (= fire) → incendio (= glow) [of fire, sun etc] → bagliore m;

(fig) → vampata

vi [fire] → ardere, fiammeggiare;

(fig) → infiammarsi

vt to blaze a trail (fig) → tracciare una via nuova;

in a blaze of publicity → circondato da grande pubblicità