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My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?
Erma Bombeck

Meaning of "catch fire" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CATCH FIRE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CATCH FIRE

catch
catch a cold
catch a crab
catch a few zeds
catch basin
catch crop
catch it
catch on
catch one´s breath
catch one´s death
catch oneself on
catch out
catch phrase
catch pit
catch points
catch question
catch the sun
catch up
catch-22
catch-all

WORDS THAT END LIKE CATCH FIRE

anti-aircraft fire
baptism of fire
battery fire
brush fire
coal fire
fire
forest fire
friendly fire
gas fire
hang fire
like a house on fire
line of fire
liquid fire
log fire
no smoke without fire
on fire
open fire
rapid fire
red fire
set the world on fire
under fire

Synonyms and antonyms of catch fire in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «CATCH FIRE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «catch fire» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of catch fire

Translation of «catch fire» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CATCH FIRE

Find out the translation of catch fire to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of catch fire from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «catch fire» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

着火
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

incendien
570 millions of speakers

English

catch fire
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आग पकड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تشتعل فيها النيران
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

возгоранию
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pegar fogo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আগুন ধর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

s´enflammer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

terbakar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Feuer fangen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

発火
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

화재의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyekel geni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lửa bắt cháy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிடிக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आग लागणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ateşi yakala
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incendio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zapalić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

загорянню
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lua foc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλιευμάτων φωτιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die brand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fatta eld
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ta fyr
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of catch fire

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CATCH FIRE»

The term «catch fire» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.621 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CATCH FIRE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about catch fire

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3 QUOTES WITH «CATCH FIRE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word catch fire.
1
Erma Bombeck
My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?
2
Don Rose
The reason people sweat is so they won't catch fire when making love.
3
Don Rose
The reason most people sweat is so they will not catch fire while they are making love.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CATCH FIRE»

Discover the use of catch fire in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to catch fire and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Catch Fire: How to Ignite Your Own Economy
Starting out with the backdrop of the author’s story; how Doug Nelson survived a horrendous gas explosion that put him in a coma for 6 weeks and rehabilitation for 9 months and how during that time money was never an issue.
Douglas S Nelson, 2011
2
Kingfishers Catch Fire
Rumer Godden's novels pulse with life .
Rumer Godden, 2013
3
I Saw the Sky Catch Fire
A novel based on the Nigerian "Women's War" of 1929 against the British colonial government, narrated as a set of souvenir memories by a grandmother who took part in the war, for the benefit of her grandson, on the eve of the latter's ...
T. Obinkaram Echewa, 2002
4
Catch a Fire: The Autobiography
Not bad for the rebellious, mixed-up girl from Leeds who is still only in her 20s. Born to a working-class mixed-race family from Leeds, Melanie B grew up feeling different from her schoolfriends.
Melanie B, 2003
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Catch Fire
What other book offers fire, snow and apes, seedy moths and hens with a penchant for Mozart; bees and babes and babies (occasionally edible), steroids, speed and lycra, ESL and the CIA and a lone black-clad figure called Chainsaw?
Aidan Coleman, Aidan Coleman and Juliet A. Paine (eds), Juliet A. Paine, 2009
6
The Fire-Raiser
In 1915 Kitty Wix and her friends try to stop the arsonist who is terrifying their small New Zealand town.
Maurice Gee, 2007
7
Country Life
In the “ house that will not catch fire” one is not debarred, therefore, from using wood for paneling and trim, so long as it is hedged about with the proper safeguards and excluded from any structural function or connection of any kind. It is easy ...
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The Bṛihat Saṃhitâ of Varaha Mihira
2- If the organ of generation catch fire, the master's harem will suffer miseries. If the belly catch fiire, the treasury will suffer ; if the buttocks or the tail catch fire, there will be defeat by the enemy. If the face and the head oatch fire, there will be  ...
Varāhamihira, 1884
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Our Mothers, Our Powers, Our Texts: Manifestations of Àjé ...
3 Word Becoming Flesh and Text in Gloria Naylor's Mama Day and T. Obinkaram Echewa's I Saw the Sky Catch Fire Gloria Naylor's Mama Day and T. Obinkaram Echewa's / Saw the Sky Catch Fire {Fire) examine the impacts of slavery and ...
Teresa N. Washington, 2005
10
Fahrenheit 451: A Novel
His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden.
Ray Bradbury, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CATCH FIRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term catch fire is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pallets and waste material catch fire in Evesham
FIREFIGHERS were called to Worcester Road in Evesham after wooden pallets and waste material caught fire at about 9.40pm last night. «Worcester News, Jul 15»
2
Historic buildings in Louisville catch fire
LOUISVILLE - Fire broke out Monday in Louisville's historic downtown Whiskey Row, and dozens of firefighters worked to control the blaze in ... «Paducah Sun, Jul 15»
3
Riverview shed, RV catch fire
Riverview shed, RV catch fire. Times staff. Tampa Bay Times. Monday, July 6, 2015 7:51am. Print; 0. My Edition. I want to see more articles ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
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'Halt and Catch Fire' Recap: Building the Perfect Beast
This is the enviable position in which Halt and Catch Fire finds itself with the latest installment in its season-long hot streak: "10BROAD36. «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
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Fireworks cause two Milwaukie homes, shed to catch fire
MILWAUKIE, Ore. -- Two homes and a storage shed caught fire Sunday morning in Milwaukie because of the improper disposal of fireworks, ... «kgw.com, Jul 15»
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Tulsa homes catch fire after fourth
The first occurred in a vacant home near Woodrow and North Birmingham around 2 a.m.; The second took place just after 3 on Sunday morning ... «KOKI FOX 23, Jul 15»
7
About 100 people evacuated after luxury boats catch fire in …
About a hundred people were evacuated from apartments in Woolloomooloo in inner Sydney early this morning after two luxury boats caught ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
8
The heroes of Banished and Halt and Catch Fire and what Don …
Banished (BBC First, Thursday, 8.30pm) and Halt and Catch Fire (Showcase, Tuesday, 8.40pm) share Mad Men's terrain. Who knew that penal ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
9
Train engines catch fire in South Range
South Range, WI (NNCNOW.com) -- A train fire in South Range, Wisconsin Friday morning drew first responders from throughout the area. «Northland's NewsCenter, Jul 15»
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'Halt And Catch Fire' Season 2 Episode 5 Recap: 'Infiltrator' Shows …
Halt And Catch Fire (Credit: AMC) "Halt And Catch Fire's" Gordon Clark gets a brain damage diagnosis during the show's episode 5 for its ... «Venture Capital Post, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Catch fire [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/catch-fire>. May 2024 ».
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