I. ˈblāz noun
Etymology: Middle English blase, from Old English blæse torch; probably akin to Old English bǣl fire — more at bald
Date: before 12th century
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 blaze s
as hot as blaze s
II. intransitive verb
( blazed ; blaz·ing )
Date: 13th century
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
III. transitive verb
( blazed ; blaz·ing )
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. : 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
V. transitive verb
( blazed ; blaz·ing )
Date: 1750
1. : to mark (as a trail) with blazes
2. : to lead in some direction or activity
blaze new trails in education