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BNC: 1754 COCA: 1422

burn

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verb

ˈbərn How to pronounce burn (audio)
burned ˈbərnd How to pronounce burn (audio)
ˈbərnt
 or burnt ˈbərnt How to pronounce burn (audio) ; burning

intransitive verb

1
a
: to consume fuel and give off heat, light, and gases
a small fire burns on the hearth
b
: to undergo combustion
also : to undergo nuclear fission or nuclear fusion
c
: to contain a fire
a little stove burning in the corner
d
: to give off light : shine, glow
a light burning in the window
2
a
: to be hot
the burning sand
b
: to produce or undergo discomfort or pain
ears burning from the cold
c
: to become emotionally excited or agitated: such as
(1)
: to yearn ardently
burning to tell the story
(2)
: to be or become very angry or disgusted
the remark made him burn
3
a
: to undergo alteration or destruction by the action of fire or heat
the house burned down
the potatoes burned to a crisp
b
: to die in the electric chair
4
: to force or make a way by or as if by burning
her words burned into his heart
5
: to suffer sunburn
she burns easily

transitive verb

1
a
: to cause to undergo combustion
especially : to destroy by fire
burned the trash
b
: to use as fuel
this furnace burns gas
c
: to use up : consume
burn calories
2
a
: to transform by exposure to heat or fire
burn clay to bricks
b
: to produce by burning
burned a hole in his sleeve
c
: to record digital data or music on (an optical disk) using a laser
burn a CD
also : to record (data or music) in this way
burn songs onto a disk
3
a
: to injure or damage by or as if by exposure to fire, heat, or radiation : scorch
burned his hand
b
: to execute by burning
burned heretics at the stake
also : electrocute
4
a
: irritate, annoy
—often used with up
really burns me up
b
: to subject to misfortune, mistreatment, or deception
—often used in passive
has been burned in love
c
: to beat or score on
burned the defense with a touchdown pass
burnable
ˈbər-nə-bəl How to pronounce burn (audio)
adjective

burn

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noun (1)

plural burns
1
: an act, process, instance, or result of burning: such as
a
: injury or damage resulting from exposure to fire, heat, caustics, electricity, or certain radiations
b
: a burned area
a burn on the tabletop
c
: an abrasion (as of the skin) having the appearance of a burn
rope burns
d
: a burning sensation
the burn of iodine on a cut
2
: the firing of a rocket engine in flight
3
: anger
especially : increasing fury
—used chiefly in the phrase slow burn
4
slang : a cutting remark intended to embarrass or humiliate someone
—used chiefly in the phrase sick burn
But plenty of us peasants know the feeling: We have stared down an unraveling romantic relationship and wanted desperately to spew one more sick burn or two about a now-former partner. Alana MasseyDuring a lecture on conservatism at an Ivy League university, a 65-year-old guest speaker delivered a sick burn to the president of the United States. Amanda Arnold

burn

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noun (2)

British
: creek sense 1
Phrases
burn one's bridges or less commonly burn one's boats
: to cut off all means of retreat
burn one's ears
: to rebuke strongly
burn the candle at both ends
: to use one's resources or energies to excess
burn the midnight oil
: to work or study far into the night

Synonyms

Verb

Noun (2)

Example Sentences

Verb A flame is kept constantly burning at the monument. A small fire burned brightly in the fireplace. There was a little stove burning in the front room. I could smell smoke and knew that something was burning. Be sure not to leave any candles burning when you go to bed. I burned the letter when I had finished reading it. The new town law makes it illegal to burn trash. The wildfire has burned acres of forest. Parts of the house were badly burned in the fire. a material that burns easily See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English birnen, from Old English byrnan, intransitive verb, bærnan, transitive verb; akin to Old High German brinnan to burn

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German brunno spring of water

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2c

Noun (1)

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of burn was before the 12th century

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