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to blaze out

to blaze out

7.3
To move out very quickly and brightly, like a flash of fire
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : salir disparado
  • As the starting gun sounded, the runners blazed out from the blocks, eager for victory.

Examples

  • The car blazed out of the garage and sped down the empty street.

  • He blazes out of the room when he's angry.

  • The rocket blazed out of the atmosphere, leaving a trail of fire behind it.

  • The fireworks blazed out in the night sky.

  • As the starting gun sounded, the runners blazed out from the blocks, eager for victory.

  • The car blazed out of the garage and sped down the empty street.

  • The rocket blazed out of the atmosphere, leaving a trail of fire behind it.

Synonyms

to burst
vsto blaze out
115 1.9

Enter or appear suddenly with energy

is about moving rapidly and conspicuously rather than only sudden starts
to blaze
vsto blaze out
23 4.4

To move very fast in a way people notice

is more about moving conspicuously and forcefully than showing brightness
to bolt out
vsto blaze out
  • Informal
5 4.9

Leave a place suddenly and quickly because you feel scared

describes moving swiftly and conspicuously rather than escaping from fear
to burst forth
vsto blaze out
5 5.4

Suddenly start to happen with a lot of energy

focuses on moving swiftly and conspicuously rather than merely emerging
to burst out
vsto blaze out
2 3.4

Start suddenly and appear or happen quickly

is rapid and forceful and usually conspicuous rather than only an unexpected event
to sally
vsto blaze out
  • Specialized
1 6.4

To rush out suddenly from a safe place

is rapid and conspicuous movement rather than leaving from a defensive position
to storm out of the blocks
vsto blaze out
  • Informal
8.0

To start something very quickly and with a lot of energy

is rapid and forceful in many situations not only at starts

How Fast

to blaze out
7.3
sprint
55 2.1
to rush
548 1.0
to hurry
∞ 1.0
to walk
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

blaze out infinitive
blazed out past
blazed out past participle
blazing out present participle
blazes out third person singular

Morphology

blaze + out

The verb 'blaze' already carries senses of bright, forceful emission or rushing, and 'out' adds outward direction, so a learner who knows both words can form an approximate image of something moving or bursting outward conspicuously. However, the specific nuance of rapid, conspicuous movement as an idiomatic verbal phrase is a metaphorical extension and not fully predictable from the parts alone, so it is only partially transparent to B1 learners.

Etymology

Blaze out may come from the image of a bright blaze bursting out, like a rocket or fire shooting forward and leaving a bright trail. So, to 'blaze out' means to move very quickly and in a way that everyone notices.