Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - blaze
Blaze
blaze
1. n. & v. --n. 1 a bright flame or fire. 2 a a bright glaring light; the sun set in a blaze of orange. b a full light (a blaze of publicity). 3 a violent outburst (of passion etc.) (a blaze of patriotic fervour). 4 a a glow of colour (roses were a blaze of scarlet). b a bright display (a blaze of glory). --v.intr. 1 burn with a bright flame. 2 be brilliantly lighted. 3 be consumed with anger, excitement, etc. 4 a show bright colours (blazing with jewels). b emit light (stars blazing). Phrases and idioms blaze away (often foll. by at) 1 fire continuously with rifles etc. 2 work enthusiastically. blaze up 1 burst into flame. 2 burst out in anger. like blazes sl. 1 with great energy. 2 very fast. what the blazes! sl. what the hell! Derivatives blazingly adv. Etymology: OE bl{aelig}se torch, f. Gmc: ult. rel. to BLAZE(2) 2. n. & v. --n. 1 a white mark on an animal's face. 2 a mark made on a tree by slashing the bark esp. to mark a route. --v.tr. mark (a tree or a path) by chipping bark. Phrases and idioms blaze a trail 1 mark out a path or route. 2 be the first to do, invent, or study something; pioneer. Etymology: 17th c.: ult. rel. to BLAZE(1) 3. v.tr. proclaim as with a trumpet. Phrases and idioms blaze abroad spread (news) about. Etymology: ME f. LG or Du. blazen blow, f. Gmc bl{aelig}san
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I. noun see: bald Date: before 12th century 1. an intensely burning fire, intense direct light often accompanied by heat , an active burning, something that resembles the ~ of a fire: as, a dazzling display , a sudden outburst , hell , II. intransitive verb (~d; blazing) Date: 13th century 1. to burn brightly , to flare up ; flame , to be conspicuously brilliant or resplendent , to shoot rapidly and repeatedly, to proceed extremely rapidly ; blast , III. transitive verb (~d; blazing) Etymology: Middle English blasen, from Middle Dutch blāsen to blow; akin to Old High German blāst blast Date: 1541 to make public or conspicuous, IV. noun Etymology: perhaps from Dutch or Low German bles; akin to Old Norse blesi white stripe on an animal and probably to Old English blæse torch Date: 1639 1. a usually white stripe down the center of the face of an animal, a white or gray streak in the hair of the head, a trail marker, V. transitive verb (~d; blazing) Date: 1750 to mark (as a trail) with ~s, to lead in some direction or activity ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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