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FLAME UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Become ignited
Example:
The furnace wouldn't fire
Synonyms:
fire; flame up
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Cause:
fire; ignite; light (start or maintain a fire in)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Burn brightly
Example:
Every star seemed to flare with new intensity
Synonyms:
blaze up; burn up; flame up; flare
Classified under:
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering
Hypernyms (to "flame up" is one way to...):
burn; combust (undergo combustion)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
