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palaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blaze noun A large, fast-burning fire.
  • blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
  • burn noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
  • combust verb To burn up, to burn away, to consume with fire.
  • glow verb To give off a steady light, often without a visible flame.
  • torch noun A small portable light powered by a battery (British usage); in American English, a stick with a flaming end used as a light source.

Senses

palaa is used for these senses in English:

  • blaze (intransitive) To be on fire, especially producing bright flames.
  • blow (intransitive) To suddenly fail or give way destructively.
  • burn (transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.
  • burn (intransitive) To become overheated to the point of being unusable.
  • burn (intransitive) To be hot, e.g. due to embarrassment.
  • burn (chemistry, transitive) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.
  • burn (intransitive, curling) To accidentally touch a moving stone.
  • combust To burn; to catch fire.

blaze — full definition

  1. noun A large, fast-burning fire.
  2. verb To burn brightly, or to shine with intense light.
  3. noun A white or light-coloured mark on a horse's face, or a mark cut into a tree's bark to show a trail.

blow — full definition

  1. verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
  2. verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
  3. verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
  4. noun A hard hit or strike.
  5. noun A sudden shock or setback.

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