blaze

/blˈe‍ɪz/

/ˈbɫeɪz/

Blaze

a bright, intense flame or fire that burns strongly and produces a lot of light and heat

synonyms : blazing

a cause of difficulty and suffering

synonyms : hell

noisy and unrestrained mischief

synonyms : hell

a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

synonyms : brilliance

a light-colored marking

to blaze

MAIN VERB

to burn in a very bright and strong flame

shine brightly and intensively

shoot rapidly and repeatedly

synonyms : blaze away

indicate by marking trees with blazes

move rapidly and as if blazing

synonyms : blaze out

to announce news, in a way and manner that it gets a lot of attention

Examples

1. The Wright brothers blazed a trail in aviation by building the first successful airplane.

2. The firefighter held a hose on the blaze.

3. Mary is blazing a trail as the first woman to lead the company's engineering team.

4. I'm coming at you with both guns blazing.