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burn

/ burn /

noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

damage inflicted by burning

Type of:

damage harm hurt

Kinds of:

scald

Derived:

incinerate combust

verb Sense 2

cause to burn or combust

"The sun burned off the fog"

"We combust coal and other fossil fuels"

Kinds of:

ignite light set ablaze set aflame set on fire

Derived:

burning combustion

Verb group:

erupt ignite catch fire take fire combust

Causes:

combust

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 3

burn at the stake

"Witches were burned in Salem"

Type of:

execute put to death

Entails:

fire burn down

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 4

spend (significant amounts of money)

"He has money to burn"

Type of:

waste blow squander

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 5

feel hot or painful

"My eyes are burning"

Type of:

ache smart hurt

Derived:

burning

Verb group:

bite sting

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

verb Sense 6

feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion

"She was burning with anger"

"He was burning to try out his new skies"

Type of:

feel experience

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

verb Sense 7

destroy by fire

"They burned the house and his diaries"

Type of:

destroy ruin

Kinds of:

backfire cremate torch scorch

Derived:

fire flame flaming burn mark

Verb group:

combust incinerate

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s on something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 8

cause to undergo combustion

"burn garbage"

"The car burns only Diesel oil"

Type of:

change integrity

Derived:

incineration incinerator burn mark burner

Verb group:

incinerate fire burn down

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s on something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 9

undergo combustion

"Maple wood burns well"

Type of:

change state turn

Kinds of:

burn down burn up go up smolder smoulder

Derived:

combustion burning

Verb group:

fire burn down

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

verb Sense 10

shine intensely, as if with heat

"The coals were glowing in the dark"

"The candles were burning"

Type of:

shine beam

Kinds of:

gutter

Derived:

incandescence glow

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

verb Sense 11

burn with heat, fire, or radiation

"The iron burnt a hole in my dress"

Type of:

damage

Kinds of:

scald char blacken scorch

Derived:

burn mark

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s on something

noun Sense 12

a burned place or area

Type of:

blemish defect mar

Kinds of:

cigarette burn

Derived:

fire burn down incinerate

noun Sense 13

pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

Type of:

pain hurting

Derived:

bite sting

noun Sense 14

an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation

Type of:

injury hurt harm

Kinds of:

electric burn scorch singe scald first-degree burn

Derived:

cauterize cauterise

verb Sense 15

use up (energy)

"burn off calories through vigorous exercise"

Type of:

consume eat up use up

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 16

create by duplicating data

"cut a disk"

"burn a CD"

Type of:

produce make create

Verb group:

cut

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 17

get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

Type of:

discolor discolour colour

Derived:

tan suntan sunburn erythema solare

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

verb Sense 18

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

"The sun burned his face"

Type of:

ache smart hurt

Kinds of:

nettle urticate

Derived:

burning sting stinging stinger

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s on something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 19

burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent

"The surgeon cauterized the wart"

Type of:

treat care for

Derived:

cautery cauterization cauterisation cauterant

Entails:

sear scorch

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

noun Sense 20

a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

Type of:

hyperpigmentation

Derived:

sunburn suntan tan bronze

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damage harm hurt scald ignite light set ablaze set aflame set on fire execute put to death waste