Flame | Mean of flame in English Dictionary

/ˈfleɪm/

• Noun
• the hot, glowing gas that can be seen when a fire is burning
1. the flame of a candle
2. We built a fire and roasted marshmallows over the flames.
3. They tried to put out the fire, but the flames grew higher.
• a state of burning brightly
1. The engine suddenly burst/exploded into flames. [=the engine suddenly began burning]
2. The entire building was in flames. [=was on fire; was burning]
3. The curtains caught on fire and the cabin went up in flames. [=was destroyed by fire]
4. The engine burst/exploded into flame.
• strongly felt emotion
1. the flames of passion

• a person you have a romantic relationship with
1. She refuses to answer questions about her current flame.
2. He's an old flame from her high-school days.
3. a former flame
• an angry or insulting e-mail message
• Verb
• to burn with a flame
1. A fire flamed in the oven.
2. The overheated pan flamed up suddenly.
• to feel or express strong or angry emotion
1. He flamed with indignation.
• to shine brightly
1. The sun flamed through the clouds.
2. color flaming in her cheeks
• to send an angry or insulting e-mail message to (someone)
1. He got/was flamed for expressing a controversial political opinion on the Internet.
• to stop working suddenly
1. The plane nearly crashed when one of its engines flamed out shortly after takeoff.
• to fail or end in a very sudden way
1. His career flamed out after the failure of his last movie.