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verb (used with object)
1.
to blaze a trail through (a forest, wilderness, or the like) for others to follow.
2.
to be a pioneer in (a particular subject, technique, etc.).
verb (used without object)
3.
to work or serve as a trailblazer.
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Trailblaze
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is skedaddle. Does it mean:
| to run away hurriedly; flee. |
| to spend time idly; loaf. |
Origin:
back formation from trailblazer
back formation from trailblazer
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| Main Entry: | trailblaze1 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to cut a new path through a forest or wilderness; also, to work cutting such paths |
| Example: | The Boy Scouts trailblazed as a community service project. |
| Usage: | trailblazer n |
| Main Entry: | trailblaze2 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to be pioneering or innovating in a field or subject; to pioneer a new technique |
| Example: | She trailblazed thesaurus-writing for women. |
| Usage: | trailblazer n |
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