Expressions meaning to light a fire: “________ the fire.”
| START | 386 |
| LIGHT | 306 |
| KINDLE | 207 |
| BUILD | 184 |
| MAKE | 80 |
| LAY | 21 |
| SET | 16 |
| NR | 6 |
| IGNITE | 5 |
| STRIKE A MATCH TO | 4 |
| KINDLE UP | 3 |
| PUT A MATCH TO | 3 |
| SET A MATCH TO | 3 |
| STRIKE | 3 |
| GET THE FIRE GOING | 2 |
| LIGHT THE HEATER | 2 |
| TOUCH IT OFF | 2 |
| BUILD AND LIGHT | 1 |
| BUILD THE FIRE UP | 1 |
| BURN THE TRASH | 1 |
| CANDLE IT UP | 1 |
| CATCH | 1 |
| FIX | 1 |
| GET IT GOING | 1 |
| GET THE FIRE STARTED | 1 |
| GIT THE FIRE STARTED | 1 |
| GO LIGHT | 1 |
| HE LIGHTED | 1 |
| HE LIT | 1 |
| LIGHT (GAS) | 1 |
| LIGHT (WOOD FIRE) | 1 |
| LIGHT IT UP | 1 |
| LIGHT THE FIREPLACE | 1 |
| LIGHT THE KINDLING | 1 |
| MAKE A BLAST | 1 |
| MAKE UP | 1 |
| PLACE | 1 |
| PUT OUT | 1 |
| PUT THE FIRE ON | 1 |
| REFUEL | 1 |
| SET SOMETHING ON FIRE | 1 |
| SHAKE THE GRATE | 1 |
| SPARK | 1 |
| START (WOOD) | 1 |
| START UP | 1 |
| STICK A MATCH | 1 |
| STIR UP THE COALS | 1 |
| STIR UP THE FIRE | 1 |
| STOKE | 1 |
| STRIKE A MATCH | 1 |
| STRIKE UP | 1 |
| TIME TO LIGHT THE SMUDGE | 1 |
| TOUCH A MATCH TO | 1 |
| TOUCH OFF | 1 |
| TURN ON (GAS FIRE) | 1 |
| TURN OUT (ELECTRIC) | 1 |
| TURN THE FIRE ON (GAS) | 1 |
| UNCOVER THE COALS | 1 |
| WATER IT OUT | 1 |
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