Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1.
start to burn or burst into flames;
- Example: "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"- Example: "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"[syn: erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
catch fire
v 1: start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited
suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" [syn:
erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust,
conflagrate]