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 blaze.]

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blaze ³  (blz)

tr.v. blazed, blaz·ing, blaz·es

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

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[Middle English blasen, from Middle Dutch blsen, to blow up, swell; see bhl- in Indo-European roots.]

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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

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blaze¹

n blaze [bleiz]

1 a bright light or fire A neighbour rescued her from the blaze. vlam, gloed حَريقٌ، لهَبٌ، لَهيبٌ ярък пламък žár, plamen lyshav; voldsom brand die Flamme δυνατή φωτιά, δυνατό φως llamarada, incendio; resplandor lõõm زبانۀ آتش؛ نور شدید roihu brasier לֶהֲבָה आग की ज्वाला plamen láng(ok) api, kobaran api eldhaf incendio 炎 화염 liepsna liesma kebakaran vlammenzee sterkt lys, lyshav; flammehav ogień, pożar chamas flă­cări пламя, пожар plameň plameni plamen stark låga, flammande eld เปลวไฟ pırıl pırıl ışık; yangın 火焰 полум'я تیز آگ کے شعلے ánh sáng chói/ lửa 火焰

2 an outburst (of anger, emotion etc) a blaze of fury. uitbarsting تَفَجُّر الغَضَب изблик výbuch udbrud der Ausbruch ξέσπασμα arranque, explosión purse فوران purkaus explosion הִתְפַּרצוּת गुस्सा provala kirobbanás ledakan reiðikast scoppio 激発 (감정의) 폭발 protrūkis (dusmu, kaislību u.tml.) uzliesmojums kemarahan uitbarsting utbrudd wybuch explosão explozie вспышка výbuch naval napad besa utbrott การระเบิดอารมณ์ patlama 爆發 спалах پھٹ پڑنا sự bột phát 爆发

3 a bright display a blaze of colour. kleureprag تأَلُّقٌ избухване třpyt, záře farvespil das Leuchten λάμψη, ακτινοβολία fulgor, resplandor sära نور شدید؛ درخشش loisto flamboiement בָּרַק भड़क sjaj ragyogás mencolok ljómi fiammata 強い輝き 선명함 spindesys spožums; mirdzums bersemarak felle gloed fargespill feeria explosão explozie (de) сияние, блеск jas, ligot blišč more boja []sprakande การนำเสนอที่ใช้สีสดใส cümbüş 閃耀 сяяння; пишнота روشن اظہار sự rực rỡ 闪耀

v

(of a fire, the sun) to burn, shine brightly. brand, vlam يَلْمَعُ، يَتَوَهَّجُ، يَشْتَعِلُ светя ярко zářit, plát brænde; skinne flammen λαμποκοπώ fulgurar, resplandecer lõõskama سوختن؛ درخشیدن liekehtiä resplendir לְהַבהִיק दहक उठना plamtjeti lángol bersinar terang loga, skíðloga ardere, fiammeggiare 燃え立つ 빛나다 liepsnoti, spindėti liesmot; kvēlot; mirdzēt berapi-api fel branden blusse, flamme; skinne sterkt, stråle płonąć brilhar a străluci гореть, сиять žiariť, planúť plameneti plamteti flamma, lysa (skina) starkt ลุกโพลง; ส่องแสงจ้า alev alev yanmak, pırıl pırıl parlamak 冒火焰 палати; сяяти چمکنا ، دمکنا cháy dữ dội; chiếu sáng rực 冒火焰

adj blazing

1 burning brightly a blazing fire. gloeiende, vlammende مُشْتَعِلٌ пламтящ planoucí, sálající blussende; flammende leuchtend φλεγόμενος fulgurante, resplandeciente lõõskav شعله ور liekehtivä ardent בּוֹעֵר, זוֹהֵר धधकता हुआ, जलता हुआ plamteći lángoló berkobar skíðlogandi ardente 燃えている 불타는 liepsnojantis liesmojošs; degošs terbakar dengan menyala-nyala fel brandend blussende, flammende; strålende płonący brilhante aprins пылающий žiariaci plameň žareč razbuktao flammande ลุกโพลง alev alev yanan 燒得旺的 палаючий شعلوں کے ساتھ جلنا cháy sáng 烧得旺的

2 extremely angry a blazing row. hewige غاضِبٌ جِدّا силно ядосан zuřivý blussende vred schreiend οργισμένος violento, encolerizado raevukas خشمگین؛ برآشفته raivokas furieux כּוֹעֵס מְאוֹד गुस्से से धधकता हुआ bijesno heves penuh kemarahan logandi furioso 激怒している 격노한 nirtingas (niknumā) kvēlojošs terlalu marah hooglopend oppfarende, illsint wściekły violento furios неистовый zúrivý razbesnel besan våldsam โกรธมาก öfke dolu 極怒的 скажений, шалений انتہائی غصے سے بھرا ہوا tức giận cực độ 极怒的