blaze

¹blaze

noun \ˈblāz\

Definition of BLAZE

1

a : an intensely burning fire

b : intense direct light often accompanied by heat <the blaze of TV lights>

c : an active burning; especially : a sudden bursting forth of flame

2

: something that resembles the blaze of a fire: as

a : a dazzling display <a blaze of color>

b : a sudden outburst <a blaze of fury> <went down in a blaze of glory>

c plural : hell <go to blazes> <as hot as blazes>

Origin of BLAZE

Middle English blase, from Old English blæse torch; probably akin to Old English bǣl fire — more at bald

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with BLAZE

baize, braise, braze, chaise, craze, days, daze, faze, fraise, gaze, glaze, graze, Hays, haze, lase, laze, maize, Mays, maze, phase, phrase, praise, raise, raze, vase, ways

²blaze

intransitive verb

blazed blaz·ing

Definition of BLAZE

1

a : to burn brightly <the sun blazed overhead>

b : to flare up : flame <inflation blazed up>

2

: to be conspicuously brilliant or resplendent <fields blazing with flowers>

3

: to shoot rapidly and repeatedly —usually used with away

4

: to proceed extremely rapidly : blast <blazing down the highway>

First Known Use of BLAZE

13th century

³blaze

transitive verb

blazed blaz·ing

Definition of BLAZE

: to make public or conspicuous

Origin of BLAZE

Middle English blasen, from Middle Dutch blāsen to blow; akin to Old High German blāst blast

First Known Use: 1541

⁴blaze

noun

Definition of BLAZE

1

a : a usually white stripe down the center of the face of an animal

b : a white or gray streak in the hair of the head

2

: a trail marker; especially : a mark made on a tree by chipping off a piece of the bark

Origin of BLAZE

perhaps from Dutch or Low German bles; akin to Old Norse blesi white stripe on an animal and probably to Old English blæse torch

First Known Use: 1639

Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

⁵blaze

transitive verb

blazed blaz·ing

Definition of BLAZE

1

: to mark (as a trail) with blazes

2

: to lead in some direction or activity <blaze new trails in education>

First Known Use of BLAZE

1750

blaze

noun \ˈblāz\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of BLAZE

: a white or gray streak in the hair of the head