blaze

Pronunciation

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Noun

Singular blaze

Plural blazes

1. (countable) A blaze is a fire that makes a lot of flames and light.

   The fire was a big blaze that could not be put out.

2. (countable) A blaze can be a mark that looks like a fire.

Verb

Plain form blaze

Third-person singular blazes

Past tense blazed

Past participle blazed

Present participle blazing

1. (intransitive) To be on fire or making a lot of flames and light.

   The fire blazed out of control.

2. (intransitive) To shine like a light.
3. (transitive) To make or cut a route.

   The ranger blazed a path that the rest of us could follow.