BLAZE AWAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does blaze away mean? 

• BLAZE AWAY (verb)
  The verb BLAZE AWAY has 3 senses:

1. perform (an acting passage) brilliantly and rapidly

2. shoot rapidly and repeatedly

3. speak with fire and passion

  Familiarity information: BLAZE AWAY used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLAZE AWAY (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perform (an acting passage) brilliantly and rapidly

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Context example:

Mr. Jones blazed away in one passage after another to loud applause

Hypernyms (to "blaze away" is one way to...):

do; execute; perform (carry out or perform an action)

Domain category:

performing arts (arts or skills that require public performance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Shoot rapidly and repeatedly

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

blaze; blaze away

Context example:

He blazed away at the men

Hypernyms (to "blaze away" is one way to...):

blast; shoot (fire a shot)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 3

Meaning:

Speak with fire and passion

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

He blazed away at his opponents in the Senate

Hypernyms (to "blaze away" is one way to...):

address; speak (give a speech to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP