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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: burn

1	v n	destroy by fire damage inflicted by fire
2	v	shine intensely, as if with heat
3	v n	cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
4	v	use up (energy)
5	v	create by duplicating data

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: burn

v destroy by fire

“They burned the house and his diaries”

Synonyms:: burn down, fire

: combust
undergo combustion; incinerate
cause to undergo combustion

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; backfire
set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire; cremate
reduce to ashes; torch
burn maliciously, as by arson; scorch
destroy completely by or as if by fire

Type of:: destroy, ruin
destroy completely; damage irreparably

v burn with heat, fire, or radiation

“The iron burnt a hole in my dress”

Types:: scald
burn with a hot liquid or steam; blacken, char, scorch, sear
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; singe, swinge
burn superficially or lightly

Type of:: damage
inflict damage upon

v cause to burn or combust

“The sun burned off the fog”

Synonyms:: combust

: catch fire, combust, conflagrate, erupt, ignite, take fire
start to burn or burst into flames

Types:: show 9 types...; hide 9 types...; ignite, light
cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; set ablaze, set afire, set aflame, set on fire
set fire to; cause to start burning; char, coal
burn to charcoal; deflagrate
cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity; fire up, light, light up
begin to smoke; reignite
ignite anew, as of something burning; conflagrate, enkindle, inflame, kindle
cause to start burning; light up
ignite; flare up
ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down

v cause to undergo combustion

“burn garbage”

“The car burns only Diesel oil”

Synonyms:: incinerate

: incinerate
become reduced to ashes; burn down, fire
destroy by fire

Type of:: change integrity
change in physical make-up

v undergo combustion

“Maple wood burns well”

Synonyms:: combust

: burn down, fire
destroy by fire

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; burn down, burn up, go up
burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; smolder, smoulder
burn slowly and without a flame; scorch, sear, singe
become superficially burned; deflagrate
burn with great heat and intense light; flame
be in flames or aflame; blaze up, burn up, flame up, flare
burn brightly; blaze
burn brightly and intensely; incinerate
become reduced to ashes

Type of:: change state, turn
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action

v burn at the stake

“Witches were burned in Salem”

Type of:: execute, put to death
kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

v get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

Synonyms:: sunburn

Type of:: color, colour, discolor, discolour
change color, often in an undesired manner

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

Synonyms:: cauterise, cauterize

Type of:: care for, treat
provide treatment for

n damage inflicted by fire

Types:: scald
the act of burning with steam or hot water

Type of:: damage, harm, hurt, scathe
the act of damaging something or someone

n a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)

Synonyms:: burn mark

Types:: cigarette burn
a burn mark left by a smoldering cigarette

Type of:: blemish, defect, mar
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

n an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; electric burn
a burn caused by heat produced by an electric current; scorch, singe
a surface burn; scald
a burn cause by hot liquid or steam; first-degree burn
burn causing redness of the skin surface; second-degree burn
burn causing blisters on the skin and superficial destruction of the dermis; third-degree burn
burn characterized by destruction of both epidermis and dermis; erythema solare, sunburn
redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun

Type of:: harm, hurt, injury, trauma
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

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

Synonyms:: sunburn, suntan, tan

Type of:: hyperpigmentation
unusual darkening of the skin

v shine intensely, as if with heat

“The candles were burning”

Synonyms:: glow

Types:: gutter
burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker

Type of:: beam, shine
emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light

v cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

“The sun burned his face”

Synonyms:: bite, sting

Types:: nettle, urticate
sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

Type of:: ache, hurt, smart
be the source of pain

v feel hot or painful

“My eyes are burning”

Synonyms: bite, sting
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

Type of:: ache, hurt, smart
be the source of pain

v feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion

“She was burning with anger”

“He was burning to try out his new skies”

Type of:: experience, feel
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

n pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

Synonyms:: burning

Type of:: hurting, pain
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

v use up (energy)

“burn off calories through vigorous exercise”

Synonyms:: burn off, burn up

Type of:: consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out
use up (resources or materials)

v spend (significant amounts of money)

“He has money to burn”

Type of:: blow, squander, waste
spend thoughtlessly; throw away

v create by duplicating data

“burn a CD”

Synonyms:: cut

: cut
record a performance on (a medium)

Type of:: create, make, produce
create or manufacture a man-made product

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