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"flame" in English

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flamenoun

uk ​ /fleɪm/ us ​ /fleɪm/

flame noun (FIRE)

B2 [ C or U ] a stream of hot, burning gas from something on fire:

The flames grew larger as the fire spread.
The car flipped over and burst into flames (= started burning immediately).
When the fire engine arrived the house was already in flames (= burning).

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go up in flames

flameverb

uk ​ /fleɪm/ us ​ /fleɪm/

flame verb (EMOTION)

› [ I ] literary If an emotion flames, you feel it suddenly and strongly:

Seeing the damage made hatred flame within her.

› [ I ] literary to suddenly become hot and red with emotion:

His face flamed (red) with anger.

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flame verb (COMPUTING)

› [ T ] slang to send an angry or insulting email:

Please don't flame me if you disagree with this message.

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(Definition of “flame” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"flame" in American English

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flamenoun [ C/U ]

us ​ /fleɪm/

flame noun [ C/U ] (LIGHT)

› the hot light of a fire:

[ U ] The logs in the fireplace burst into flame.
The house was in flames (= burning).

flameverb

us ​ /fleɪm/

flame verb (BURN)

› [ I ] to burn brightly or more brightly:

The fire suddenly flamed (up).

flame verb (SHOW ANGER)

› [ I/T ] to show anger by turning red:

[ I ] His face flamed and he started stammering.

› [ I/T ] If you flame someone you disagree with, you send insulting electronic messages about that person over the Internet:

[ T ] He was flamed by several other people in the chat room.

(Definition of “flame” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

"flame" in Business English

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flamenoun [ C ]

uk ​ /fleɪm/ us ​ COMMUNICATIONS, INTERNET

› an angry or offensive message that is sent by email or left on a message board, etc.

flameverb [ I or T ]

uk ​ /fleɪm/ us ​ COMMUNICATIONS, INTERNET

› to send an angry or offensive message to someone using email, or by leaving it on a message board, etc.:

When participating in these forums, you should never flame other participants.

(Definition of “flame” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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