Blaze–away
a bright flame or fire:
the welcome blaze of the hearth.
a bright, hot gleam or glow:
the blaze of day.
a sparkling brightness:
a blaze of jewels.
a sudden, intense outburst, as of fire, passion, or fury:
to unleash a blaze of pent-up emotions; a blaze of glory.
blazes, Informal. hell:
Go to blazes!
to burn brightly (sometimes followed by away, up, forth):
The bonfire blazed away for hours. The dry wood blazed up at the touch of a match.
to shine like flame (sometimes followed by forth):
Their faces blazed with enthusiasm.
to burn with intense feeling or passion (sometimes followed by up):
He blazed up at the insult.
to shoot steadily or continuously (usually followed by away):
The contestants blazed away at the clay pigeons.
to be brilliantly conspicuous.
Contemporary Examples
Hammer Is the Woman Behind Stand Your Ground Michael Daly March 28, 2012
Historical Examples
Forty Years Among the Indians Daniel W. Jones
Salt Water W. H. G. Kingston
The Putnam Hall Encampment Arthur M. Winfield
The Rover Boys in the Air Edward Stratemeyer
The Fall of the Year Dallas Lore Sharp
Number Seventeen Louis Tracy
Wings of the Wind Credo Harris
Rujub, the Juggler G. A. Henty
Buffalo Bill’s Spy Trailer Colonel Prentiss Ingraham
noun
a strong fire or flame
a very bright light or glare
an outburst (of passion, acclaim, patriotism, etc)
brilliance; brightness
verb (intransitive)
to burn fiercely
to shine brightly
(often foll by up) to become stirred, as with anger or excitement
(usually foll by away) to shoot continuously
noun
a mark, usually indicating a path, made on a tree, esp by chipping off the bark
a light-coloured marking on the face of a domestic animal, esp a horse
verb (transitive)
to indicate or mark (a tree, path, etc) with a blaze
blaze a trail, to explore new territories, areas of knowledge, etc, in such a way that others can follow
verb
(transitive) often foll by abroad. to make widely known; proclaim
n.
v.
To speed; rush; barrel: She blazed around in it like Chuck Yeager, but it scared me half to death (1980s+)
To leave; book, split (1980s+ Teenagers)
To set alight, esp a marijuana cigarette
In addition to the idiom beginning with
blaze
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