Definitions for blaze



Overview of noun blaze

The noun blaze has 5 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (4) blaze, blazing

(a strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly")

2. (3) hell, blaze

(a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes")

3. (1) hell, blaze

(noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes")

4. glare, blaze, brilliance

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

5. blaze

(a light-colored marking; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes")


Overview of verb blaze

The verb blaze has 5 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (5) blaze

(shine brightly and intensively; "Meteors blazed across the atmosphere")

2. (3) blaze away, blaze

(shoot rapidly and repeatedly; "He blazed away at the men")

3. blaze

(burn brightly and intensely; "The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze")

4. blaze, blaze out

(move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space")

5. blaze

(indicate by marking trees with blazes; "blaze a trail")

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