Catch fire

Synonyms for "catch fire" (26 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (7)

come apartexplodeflameflame upflare up
Verb(2 words)

Related words (13)

flipfly off the handlehit the ceilingrageramprantraveseethesmolderstormtake
Verb(2 words)
ignitetake fire

Related word relations

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More general

2 entries
change stateturn

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Ships' logs noted observations of the northern lights as far south as the Caribbean, and telegraph systems across the world were disrupted as electrical currents were induced in the copper lines. Several telegraph operators received electric shocks and some telegraph stations even caught fire.

Source: wiktionary

The news caught fire through the school, and Layla found herself — a mere first-year student at the secondary school — the center of attention and admiration.

Source: wiktionary