intransitive. Of a firebrand or fire: to kindle, begin to burn. Also figurative. Obsolete.

With reference to a fire, flame, or flammable substance. intransitive. To begin to burn; to catch fire; to burst into flame. Also with up.

intransitive. To catch fire, kindle, become ignited, begin to burn.

intransitive. To take fire.

To ignite; to begin to burn; to burst into flames.

transitive. To kindle (a fire); to cause or help to burn. Also figurative. Now rare.

intransitive. To take fire; to burst forth in flame.

intransitive. To catch fire, to be ignited, to start burning; to continue burning, to be alight; (also) to be consumed by fire. Cf. to fire up 3…

To become ignited; to start to burn; = to catch fire at catch, v. phrases 5. Also to get on fire.

intransitive. To catch fire; to ignite. Cf. sense 12b, to take fire at fire, n. int.phrases 2l.

intransitive. Of a building, substance, etc.: to ignite; to begin to burn; = to catch fire at phrases 5. Also (and in earliest use) in figurative…

intransitive. To catch fire, burst into flame. Also figurative.

to fly in pieces, or simply to fly: to break up suddenly, shiver, split up. †to fly on fire: to burst into flames.

intransitive. To be consumed by fire; to blow up, explode. Also figurative: to be destroyed. Frequently in to go up in flames, to go up in smoke at…

intransitive. To burst into flame and burn away rapidly.

intransitive. To burst into flame; to deflagrate, v.

To burst into flame; to catch fire.

intransitive. To take fire; to begin to burn.

intransitive. To burst into flame; to start burning; (of a volcano) to erupt in flame. Cf. sense 3c.