Noun
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a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
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execution by fire
- burning at the stake -
execution by electricity
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a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
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pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
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the act of burning something
"the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"
Adjective
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of immediate import
"burning issues of the day"