blaze up

• Verbo compuesto que significa encenderse o arder de repente con una llama fuerte, y también, de manera informal, fumar marihuana o encenderla.

A phrasal verb used to indicate something suddenly burning or flaring up, or (informally) to smoke marijuana.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, sin objeto

1. Burst into flamesinformal

   To suddenly start burning strongly or brightly.

   Arder en llamas

   • The dry leaves blazed up instantly when the match was dropped.
   • The campfire blazed up after he added more wood.
   • The old barn blazed up in minutes, lighting up the night sky.

   Sinónimoscatch firecombustflare upignitekindle

   Antónimosdouseextinguishquenchsmotherstifle

2. Become angry suddenlyinformal

   To suddenly express strong anger or emotion.

   enfurecerse de repente

   • He blazed up when he heard the insult.
   • She blazed up at the unfair accusation.
   • The manager blazed up after seeing the mistake in the report.

   Sinónimosblow uperuptexplodeflare up

   Antónimosappeasecalmsoothe

Verbo baseblaze