take fire

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Verb

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take fire - start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" catch fire, combust, conflagrate, ignite, erupt change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" blow out - erupt in an uncontrolled manner; "The oil well blew out" catch - start burning; "The fire caught" light up - start to burn with a bright flame; "The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up" combust, burn - cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"