💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Catch fire"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| take fireverb | (idiomatic) To be subjected to enemy attack with firearms; to be under fire. |
| igniteverb | (transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something) |
| eruptverb | (intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser). |
| go up in flamesverb | (idiomatic, figurative) To be cancelled or ruined without any hope of return. |
| combustnoun | (obsolete) That which undergoes burning. |
| catch on fireverb | (informal, sometimes proscribed) Synonym of catch fire. |
| firenoun | (uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering. |
| go up in smokeverb | (idiomatic, by extension) To be completely ruined, devastated, or reduced to nothingness. |
| go upverb | (intransitive) To move upwards. |
| self-igniteverb | (intransitive) To catch fire due to sufficient temperature. |
| conflagratenoun | (intransitive) To catch fire. |
| flame upverb | (intransitive, idiomatic) To suddenly become extremely angry. |
| blazenoun | A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light. |
| blaze upverb | (intransitive or transitive, slang) To begin smoking cannabis; to light up cannabis; to get high. |
| atendnoun | — |
| burn upverb | (intransitive) To catch fire and burn until destroyed. |
| flamenoun | The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat. |
| burnnoun | A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals. |
| reflashnoun | The situation where a fire bursts back into flame after being extinguished and then receiving a large amount of oxygen. |
| autoigniteverb | (intransitive) To ignite spontaneously. |
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