English verb: blaze away |
1. | blaze away (creation) perform (an acting passage) brilliantly and rapidly |
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| Samples | Mr. Jones blazed away in one passage after another to loud applause.
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s |
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| Broader (hypernym) | do, execute, perform |
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| Domain category | performing arts |
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2. | blaze away (competition) shoot rapidly and repeatedly |
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| Samples | He blazed away at the men.
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| Synonyms | blaze |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s |
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| Broader (hypernym) | blast, shoot |
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3. | blaze away (communication) speak with fire and passion |
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| Samples | He blazed away at his opponents in the Senate.
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP |
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| Broader (hypernym) | address, speak |
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