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flame up

flame up verb: to flare; to become inflamed.

Verb

flame up (third-person singular simple present flames up, present participle flaming up, simple past and past participle flamed up)

  1. (intransitive) To flare; to become inflamed.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To suddenly become extremely angry.
  3. (transitive) To light up; to light a joint, blunt, pipe, etc.; to smoke crack cocaine.
    Synonyms:
    flare up

Synonyms of flame up

Forms of flame up

third-person singular presentflames up
present participleflaming up
past participleflamed up
pastflamed up

Questions about flame up

What does flame up mean?
Flame up means to flare; to become inflamed.
What part of speech is flame up?
Flame up is a verb.
What is the past tense of flame up?
The past tense of flame up is flamed up.

Words near flame up in the dictionary

  1. flame tree
  2. flame trees
  3. flame trench
  4. flame trenches
  5. flame tube
  6. flame up
  7. flame violet
  8. flame violets
  9. flame war
  10. flame wars
  11. flame-of-the-forest

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