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flames up

flames up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of flame up.

Meaning of flame up

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

Questions about flames up

What is flames up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Flames up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of flame up.

Words near flames up in the dictionary

  1. flamers
  2. flames
  3. flames of the forest
  4. flames of the forests
  5. flames out
  6. flames up
  7. flamestrike
  8. flamestrikes
  9. flameth
  10. flamethrower
  11. flamethrowers

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