[bleɪz], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a very large or fiercely burning fire
(e.g: twenty firemen fought the blaze)

- used in various expressions of anger, bewilderment, or surprise as a euphemism for ‘hell’
(e.g: ‘Go to blazes!’ he shouted)


Phrases:
- like blazes
- with all guns blazing

Origin:
Old English blæse ‘torch, bright fire’, of Germanic origin; related ultimately to blaze

[bleɪz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- burn fiercely or brightly
(e.g: plumes of smoke rose from fires blazing around the city)

- (of a gun) fire repeatedly or indiscriminately
(e.g: they stormed with main entrance with guns blazing)

- achieve something in an impressive manner
(e.g: she blazed to a gold medal in the 200-metre sprint)

- smoke cannabis


Phrases:
- like blazes
- with all guns blazing

Origin:
Old English blæse ‘torch, bright fire’, of Germanic origin; related ultimately to blaze

[bleɪz], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a white spot or stripe on the face of a mammal or bird

- a mark made on a tree by cutting the bark so as to mark a route


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: ultimately of Germanic origin; related to German Blässe ‘blaze’ and blass ‘pale’, also to blaze, and probably to blemish

[bleɪz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- set an example by being the first to do something; pioneer
(e.g: small firms would set the pace, blazing a trail for others to follow)

- mark out a path or route
(e.g: tourists haven't blazed a trail to the top of this hill)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: ultimately of Germanic origin; related to German Blässe ‘blaze’ and blass ‘pale’, also to blaze, and probably to blemish

[bleɪz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- present or proclaim (news) in a prominent, typically sensational, manner
(e.g: ‘Pop stars and drugs’ blazed the headline)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘blow out on a trumpet’): from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch blāzen ‘to blow’; related to blow