flame

US /fleɪm/
UK /fleɪm/
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1.

a hot glowing body of ignited gas that is generated by something on fire

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The candle's flame flickered in the breeze.
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The house was engulfed in flames.
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blazefireglowlight
2.

a person's sweetheart

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She was his old flame from college.
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He still carries a torch for his first flame.
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loversweetheartbeaudarlingparamour
1.

to burn with a flame

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The gas hob flamed up as he turned it on.
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The dry wood quickly flamed.
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burnblazeigniteflare
2.

to criticize someone fiercely or angrily online

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He was flamed in the comments section for his controversial opinion.
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Don't flame new users, help them instead.
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criticizeattacklambasteberatedenounce
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flamingfan the flamesgo up in flames