shine or glow like a flame: her thick hair flamed against the light. ∎ set (something) alight: warm the whiskey slightly, pour over the lobster, and flame it. burn and give off flames: a great fire flamed in an open fireplace. a vitriolic or abusive message sent via electronic mail, typically in quick response to another message: flames about inexperienced users posting stupid messages. ∎ a cause that generates passionate feelings: her father had been keeper of the formalist flame. ∎ a very intense emotion: the sound of his laughter fanned the flame of anger to new heights. ∎ a thing compared to a flame's ability to burn fiercely or be extinguished: the flame of hope burns brightly here. ∎ a brilliant orange-red color: a flame-red trench coat.
used in similes and metaphors to refer to something resembling a flame in various respects, in particular: ∎ a thing resembling a flame in heat, shape, or brilliance: red and yellow bunting fluttering like flames in the breeze. a hot glowing body of ignited gas that is generated by something on fire: the flame of a candle | a sheet of flame blocked my escape.
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