burn with a flame
1burn with a low blue flame — 1. in. to be eavily alcohol intoxicated. □ Yeah, he’s burning with a low blue flame. □ He’s not just drunk, he’s burning with a low blue flame. 2. in. to be quietly and intensely angry. □ She just sat there with her steak in her lap, burning with …
2Flame — Flame, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flaming}.] [OE. flamen, flaumben, F. flamber, OF. also, flamer. See {Flame}, n.] 1. To burn with a flame or blaze; to burn as gas emitted from bodies in combustion; to blaze. [1913 Webster]… …
3flame — flamer, n. flameless, adj. flamelike, adj. /flaym/, n., v., flamed, flaming. n. 1. burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor. 2. Often, flames. the state or condition of blazing… …
4flame — I. noun Etymology: Middle English flaume, flaumbe, from Anglo French flame (from Latin flamma) & flambe, flamble, from Latin flammula, diminutive of flamma flame; akin to Latin flagrare to burn more at black Date: 14th century 1. the glowing… …
5flame — /fleɪm / (say flaym) noun 1. burning gas or vapour, as from wood, etc., undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapour. 2. (often plural) state or condition of blazing combustion: to burst into flames. 3. any flamelike condition; glow; …
6flame — [[t]fleɪm[/t]] n. v. flamed, flam•ing 1) chem. a portion of burning gas or vapor, as from ignited wood or coal 2) Often, flames. the state or condition of blazing combustion 3) inflamed condition 4) brilliant light; scintillating luster 5) bright …
7burn with a (low) blue flame — American to be very drunk The imagery is from a dying fire, about to go out …
8flame — [flām] n. [ME < OFr flamme (< L flamma) & flambe < L flammula, dim. of flamma < base of flagrare, to burn: see FLAGRANT] 1. the burning gas or vapor of a fire, seen as a flickering light of various colors; blaze 2. a tongue of light… …
9Burn — Burn, v. i. 1. To be of fire; to flame. The mount burned with fire. Deut. ix. 15. [1913 Webster] 2. To suffer from, or be scorched by, an excess of heat. [1913 Webster] Your meat doth burn, quoth I. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To have a condition,… …
10burn — burn1 burnable, adj. /berrn/, v., burned or burnt, burning, n. v.i. 1. to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light; be on fire: The fire burned in the grate. 2. (of a fireplace,… …
