setting fire
Deliberately causing combustion
Setting fire is the act of causing something to burn, typically deliberately: Someone was setting fire to dumpsters in the alley.
The phrase usually implies intent, distinguishing it from accidental ignition.
You set fire to something; the fire is set.
They were arrested for setting fire to the warehouse.
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
- kindleStart a blaze
- igniteStart burning something
- strike a matchIgnite by friction
- torchHandheld burning light source
accelerant · pyromania · inferno · up in flames · blaze · wildfire · burning · flames · matchstick · tinderbox · incendiary · conflagration · lighter · purification rituals · sparks · smoke damage · controlled burn · slash and burn
setting fireextinguishing
Causing to stop burning
putting out · dousing · quenching · smothering · snuffing out
setting fireprotecting
Keeping from harm
preserving · safeguarding · fireproofing · saving · fire prevention
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