to blaze

Examples

• All

• You know, run in, guns blazing, making shit up as we go.

  A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)

• I went inside, and some guy comes out guns blazing--

  Don't Let Go (2019)

• But I have to tell you something before you send your men in guns blazing.

  Safe (2012)

• I wanted to go in there guns blazing, but she thought the diplomatic approach made more sense.

  Gemini Man (2019)

• With no good shot at the angels, he aims high, both guns blazing.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The Spaniards arrived, guns blazing, determined to prove who was boss.

  Fast Five (2011)

• Lawyers for those wrongly imprisoned may feel their only option is to charge, guns blazing, into a civil rights suit.

  Academic text (2000)

• MCCOY: You can't go in guns blazing, not with their technology.

  Academic text (2009)

• Troops marched forward, machine guns blazing, bayonets sharpened.

  Academic text (1990)

• The soldiers had to blaze away at the enemy as they advanced through the forest.

Synonyms

F

to fire

vsto blaze

∞ 1.0

To shoot a gun at a target

focuses on rapid repeated shooting rather than a single discharge

B

to blast

vsto blaze

45 3.5

To hit or shoot something with great force

focuses on rapid repeated shooting rather than strong single-force hits

P

to pump

vsto blaze

17 6.8

Shoot bullets quickly one after another

is rapid repeated shooting without stressing mechanical force

B

to blaze away

vsto blaze

1 7.7

To shoot a gun again and again quickly

is the single verb form rather than the phrasal one

B

to blam

vsto blaze

• Slang

1 9.3

To shoot at or hit something suddenly, often making a loud noise

emphasizes repeated rapid shooting rather than a sudden single strike

V

to volley

vsto blaze

1 6.3

To fire many shots quickly or say many words quickly

is specifically about rapid repeated shooting with a firearm

Antonyms

H

to holster

15 4.8

To put a gun or tool back into a holder on your body

Idioms

B

to blaze a trail

• Informal

4 5.3

To do something new first so other people can follow

Phrasal Verbs

B

to blaze away

1 7.7

To shoot a gun again and again quickly

B

to blaze away

• Informal

1 7.5

To speak angrily and strongly to criticize someone

B

to blaze up

1 4.9

To start burning with a strong bright flame

B

to blaze away at

• Informal

7.1

To work on a task with a lot of energy for a long time

B

to blaze away

8.4

To perform in music or acting with great skill and speed

B

to blaze out

7.3

To move out very quickly and brightly, like a flash of fire

How Fast

to blaze

20 7.7

to riddle

2 8.0

to shoot

• NSFW

∞ 1.8

Surface Forms

Etymology