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n.
destructive burning
1) to set, start a ~; to set ~ to (they set ~ to the barn)
2) to catch ~ (the house caught ~)
3) to contain; extinguish, put out; stamp out a ~; to bring a ~ under control
4) a raging, roaring ~
5) a brush; electrical; forest ~
6) a ~ breaks out; burns; goes out; smoulders; spreads (the ~ burned out of control for two hours)
7) on ~ (the house was on ~)
burning, combustion
8) to build, kindle, light, make a ~; to strike ~
9) to fuel; poke, stir; stoke a ~
10) to bank; douse, extinguish, put out a ~
11) a ~ burns
12) ( misc. ) the ~ is out; the glow of a ~
shooting
13) to commence, open ~ (to open ~ on the enemy)
14) to exchange ~ (with the enemy)
15) to call down ~ on
16) to attract, draw ~
17) to cease ~ (cease ~!); to hold one's ~
18) concentrated, fierce, heavy, murderous; cross; harassing; hostile; incoming; interdictory; rapid ~
19) artillery; automatic; machine-gun; rifle; semiautomatic; small-arms ~
20) under ~ (also fig .)
21) ( misc. ) the baptism of ~
misc.
22) to play with ~ ('to take a risk'); to fight ~ with ~ ('to use extreme measures as a counterattack'); to set the Thames ( BE )/the world on ~ ('to be very successful')
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v.
1) to ~ point-blank
2) ( B ) the quarterback ~d a pass to an end
3) ( D ; intr. , tr. ) to ~ at (he ~d at me; he ~d his pistol at me)
4) ( D ; intr. , tr. ) to ~ into (to ~ into the air; to ~ into a crowd)