noun
plural flames
[count] :the hot, glowing gas that can be seen when a fire is burning
a state of burning brightly [count]
[count] :strongly felt emotion - usually plural
[count] informal :a person you have a romantic relationship with :sweetheart
[count] :an angry or insulting e-mail message
fan the flames
verb
flames; flamed; flaming
[no obj] :to burn with a flame :to produce a flame
[no obj] literary :to feel or express strong or angry emotion
[no obj] literary :to shine brightly :glow
[+ obj] :to send an angry or insulting e-mail message to (someone)
flame out
[phrasal verb]
of a jet engine :to stop working suddenly
US informal :to fail or end in a very sudden way