The criminals poured gasoline on the house and set it ablaze with a small lighter.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
set ablaze — set on fire, ignite … English contemporary dictionary
set ablaze — {v. phr.} To cause to burn by lighting with a match or other incendiary device. * /The criminals poured gasoline on the house and set it ablaze with a small lighter./ … Dictionary of American idioms
set ablaze — {v. phr.} To cause to burn by lighting with a match or other incendiary device. * /The criminals poured gasoline on the house and set it ablaze with a small lighter./ … Dictionary of American idioms
set ablaze — verb set fire to; cause to start burning (Freq. 1) Lightening set fire to the forest • Syn: ↑set aflame, ↑set on fire, ↑set afire • Hypernyms: ↑burn, ↑combust … Useful english dictionary
set\ afire — • set afire • set on fire See: set ablaze … Словарь американских идиом
set\ on\ fire — • set afire • set on fire See: set ablaze … Словарь американских идиом
ablaze — adjective 1 be ablaze to be burning with a lot of flames, often causing serious damage: Within minutes the whole house was ablaze. | set sth ablaze (=make something burn a lot): A tanker was set ablaze in the gunboat attack. 2 filled with a lot… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ablaze — adj. 1) ablaze with (the city was ablaze with lights) 2) to set ablaze * * * [ə bleɪz] to set ablaze ablaze with (the city was ablaze with lights) … Combinatory dictionary
ablaze — [[t]əble͟ɪz[/t]] 1) ADJ: v n ADJ, v link ADJ Something that is ablaze is burning very fiercely. Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze. 2) ADJ: v link ADJ, usu ADJ with n If a place is ablaze with lights or colours, it is very bright because … English dictionary
ablaze — a|blaze [əˈbleız] adj [not before noun] written 1.) burning strongly with a lot of flames →↑blaze ▪ Within minutes the whole house was ablaze. ▪ The factory had been set ablaze (=made to burn) . 2.) very bright or colourful ▪ a passing pleasure… … Dictionary of contemporary English
