burn up

/bərn əp/
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Other forms: burned up; burning up

Definitions of burn up
  1. verb
    burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire
    synonyms: burn down, go up
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    types:
    incinerate
    become reduced to ashes
    type of:
    burn, combust
    undergo combustion
  2. verb
    use up (energy)
    synonyms: burn, burn off
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    type of:
    consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out
    use up (resources or materials)
  3. verb
    burn brightly
    synonyms: blaze up, flame up, flare
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    type of:
    burn, combust
    undergo combustion
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