blaze

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blaze /bl'eɪz/ (blazes blazing blazed)
1 [VERB] V, V-ing
When a fire blazes, it burns strongly and brightly.
Three people died as wreckage blazed, and rescuers fought to release trapped drivers...
...a blazing fire.
2 [N-COUNT] usu sing
A blaze is a large fire which is difficult to control and which destroys a lot of things. (JOURNALISM)
Two firemen were hurt in a blaze which swept through a tower block last night.
3 [VERB] V with n
If something blazes with light or colour, it is extremely bright. (LITERARY)
The gardens blazed with colour.
[N-COUNT] usu a N of n
Blaze is also a noun.
I wanted the front garden to be a blaze of colour.
4 [N-SING] a N of n
A blaze of publicity or attention is a great amount of it.
He was arrested in a blaze of publicity.
...the sporting career that began in a blaze of glory.
5 [VERB] V, V away
If guns blaze, or blaze away, they fire continuously, making a lot of noise.
Guns were blazing, flares going up and the sky was lit up all around...
She took the gun and blazed away with calm and deadly accuracy.
6
with all guns blazing: see gun
7 [PHRASE] V inflects
If someone blazes a trail, they discover or develop something new.
These surgeons have blazed the trail in the treatment of bomb victims.
= lead the way

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