to burn brightly and strongly:
The sun was blazing down that afternoon.
to be brightly lit or full of colour:
Isaac's eyes suddenly blazed with anger.
When a gun or a person using a gun blazes, the gun fires and continues firing:
The ship's guns blazed at the British as they tried to run for shore.
a large, strong fire:
Firefighters took two hours to control the blaze.
a white mark on the face of a horse or other animal
to burn brightly and strongly:
The fires blazed for days.
If someone’s eyes blaze, they seem to shine brightly:
Her eyes blazed with anger.
to make a new path or way by marking it so that others can follow:
It took the Cherokee two years to blaze a trail between Texas and Kansas.
fig. fig. Science blazed the trail that opened up space exploration.
a very big fire:
Three fire companies fought the blaze.
A blaze is also a bright show of something:
Times Square is a blaze of lights.