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to start burning: For reasons which are not yet known, the factory caught fire late yesterday evening. Investigators say that an electric heater caught fire while the man was sleeping. A large-capacity dryer had caught fire at the hotel, causing $20,000 in damage.
to ignite and burn with flames. Keep your coat away from the flames, or it will catch fire. The curtains blew against the flame of the candle and caught on fire. See also: catch, fire. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Synonyms for CAUGHT FIRE: succeeded, went, clicked, went over, worked out, bore fruit, came off, delivered; Antonyms of CAUGHT FIRE: struck out, washed out, missed, failed, folded, collapsed, bombed, flopped.
catch fire. Thesaurus > to start burning > catch fire. These are words and phrases related to catch fire. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of catch fire. TO START BURNING. A washing machine caught fire, sending the whole building up in flames. Synonyms and examples. catch alight.
a. Also: catch on fire. to become ignited; burn. The sofa caught fire from a lighted cigarette. b. to create enthusiasm. His new book did not catch fire among his followers. See full dictionary entry for fire. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
To begin to burn, usually after being touched by an existing fire. Hey, keep an eye on that pan, I don't want our dinner to catch on fire. I blew out all the candles so, don't worry, the house won't catch fire! I was sitting too close to the fireplace and my sleeve caught on fire!
to catch fire. phrase B1. If an object or substance catches fire, it starts burning. My home catches fire and everything is destroyed. The aircraft caught fire soon after take-off. Synonyms: ignite, flare up, burst into flames, burn More Synonyms of to catch fire. See full dictionary entry for fire.
