Definition of Burn

Noun

• damage inflicted by fire
  
• a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
  - burn mark
• an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
  
• a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
  tan suntan sunburn
• pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
  burning

Verb

• burn with heat, fire, or radiation
  "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"
  
• use up (energy)
  "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"
  - burn off - burn up
• create by duplicating data
  "cut a disk"
  "burn a CD"
  cut
• get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
  sunburn
• burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
  "The surgeon cauterized the wart"
  cauterize cauterise
• feel hot or painful
  "My eyes are burning"
  
• spend (significant amounts of money)
  "He has money to burn"
  
• burn at the stake
  "Witches were burned in Salem"
  
• cause to undergo combustion
  "burn garbage"
  "The car burns only Diesel oil"
  incinerate
• feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
  "She was burning with anger"
  "He was burning to try out his new skies"
  
• cause to burn or combust
  "The sun burned off the fog"
  "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
  combust
• cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
  "The sun burned his face"
  bite sting
• undergo combustion
  "Maple wood burns well"
  combust
• shine intensely, as if with heat
  "The coals were glowing in the dark"
  "The candles were burning"
  glow
• destroy by fire
  "They burned the house and his diaries"
  fire - burn down

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