CATCH FIRE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Start to burn or burst into flames

Example:

The oily rags combusted spontaneously

Synonyms:

catch fire; combust; conflagrate; erupt; ignite; take fire

Classified under:

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering

Hypernyms (to "catch fire" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Verb group:

burn; combust (cause to burn or combust)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "catch fire"):

blow out (erupt in an uncontrolled manner)

catch (start burning)

light up (start to burn with a bright flame)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s