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Verb: catch fire  kach fI(-u)r
  1. Start to burn or burst into flames
    "Marsh gases caught fire suddenly";
    - erupt, ignite, take fire, combust, conflagrate
     
  2. Suddenly become popular or exciting
    "The new song caught fire and topped the charts"

Derived forms: catches fire, caught fire, catching fire

Type of: change state, turn