set afire

To light (something) on fire. Do they know how the building was set afire? The trash can was probably set afire by some punk kids looking for trouble on a Friday night.

See also: afire, set

See also:

set light to (something)
set light to something
get (all) set
get set
set (something) out
set out
set in train
burn (one) in effigy
burn in effigy
effigy

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