blaze (n.)

  1. a strong flame that burns brightly; the blaze spread rapidly

    [ Syn: blazing ]

  2. a cause of difficulty and suffering; war is hell; go to blazes

    [ Syn: hell ]

  3. noisy and unrestrained mischief; raising blazes

    [ Syn: hell ]

  4. a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; a glare of sunlight

    [ Syn: glare , brilliance ]

  5. a light-colored marking; they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes; the horse had a blaze between its eyes'

    blaze (v.)

  1. shine brightly and intensively; Meteors blazed across the atmosphere'

  2. shoot rapidly and repeatedly; He blazed away at the men

    [ Syn: blaze away ]

  3. burn brightly and intensely; The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze'

  4. move rapidly and as if blazing; The spaceship blazed out into space

    [ Syn: blaze out ]

  5. indicate by marking trees with blazes; blaze a trail'

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