flame up

v : burn brightly [syn: {flare}, {blaze up}, {burn up}]

flame on

To begin or continue to {flame}. The

punning reference to Marvel Comics's Human Torch is no longer

widely recognised.

The phrase "flame on" may actually precede the flame, in which

case "flame off" will follow it.

See {rave}, {burble}.

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(1996-10-29)