"take fire" meaning in All languages combined

See take fire on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: takes fire [present, singular, third-person], taking fire [participle, present], took fire [past], taken fire [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> fire}} take fire (third-person singular simple present takes fire, present participle taking fire, simple past took fire, past participle taken fire)
  1. (dated) To catch fire; to begin to burn. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-take_fire-en-verb-CbQi4K~G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6
  2. (figurative) To become excited or enthused about something. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-take_fire-en-verb-SzkrF5Yk
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