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catch fire

  1. Be ignited, as in This wood is dry enough to catch fire . [c. 1600] Also see set on fire .

  2. Become inflamed with enthusiasm or passion, as in His ideas caught fire all over the country . [Early 1700s]



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A car caught fire in the Pixar Pals parking lot at Disneyland on Friday morning and spread to numerous vehicles, the Anaheim Fire Department said.

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The inquest heard Filip and Ms McEnroe were still alive when the Toyota they were travelling in caught fire, while the other two occupants died in the impact.

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Exchanges published by The Times this week gave the first clear picture into the mayor’s early actions as the city caught fire and burned.

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She moved back to her home on Mendocino Street, across the street from the golf course, after her backyard caught fire.

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A nuclear reactor at the site in Cumbria caught fire and burned for three days, releasing radioactive material into the atmosphere.

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