blaze

IPA: bɫˈeɪz

noun

  • A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
  • Intense, direct light accompanied with heat.
  • The white or lighter-coloured markings on a horse's face.
  • (color) A high-visibility orange colour, typically used in warning signs and hunters' clothing.
  • A bursting out, or active display of any quality.
  • A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark, usually as a surveyor's mark.
  • (poker) A hand consisting of five face cards.
  • Publication; the act of spreading widely by report.
  • A male given name from Latin.
  • A surname originating as a patronymic.

verb

  • (intransitive) To be on fire, especially producing bright flames.
  • (intransitive) To send forth or reflect a bright light; shine like a flame.
  • (intransitive, poetic) To be conspicuous; shine brightly a brilliancy (of talents, deeds, etc.).
  • (transitive, rare) To set in a blaze; burn.
  • (transitive) To cause to shine forth; exhibit vividly; be resplendent with.
  • (transitive, only in the past participle) To mark with a white spot on the face (as a horse).
  • (transitive) To set a mark on (as a tree, usually by cutting off a piece of its bark).
  • (transitive) To indicate or mark out (a trail, especially through vegetation) by a series of blazes.
  • (transitive, figurative) To set a precedent for the taking-on of a challenge; lead by example.
  • (figurative) To be furiously angry; to speak or write in a rage.
  • (slang) To smoke marijuana.
  • (transitive) To blow, as from a trumpet.
  • (transitive) To publish; announce publicly.
  • (transitive) To disclose; bewray; defame.
  • (transitive, heraldry) To blazon.
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