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Burn (Verb)

Meaning 1

Damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hyponyms

  • Cauterise
  • Burn
  • Sear
  • Blacken
  • Scorch

Related Words

  • Burnable (adjective)
  • Burn (noun)

Meaning 2

Feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies".

Classification

Verbs of feeling.

Hypernyms

  • Experience

Meaning 3

Shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning".

Classification

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.

Synonyms

  • Glow

Hypernyms

  • Beam

Meaning 4

Cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Incinerate

Related Words

  • Burnable (adjective)
  • Burner (noun)
  • Burn (noun)

Meaning 5

Get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun.

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

  • Sunburn

Hypernyms

  • Color
  • Discolor
  • Colour

Related Words

  • Burn (noun)

Meaning 6

Execute by tying to a stake and setting alight; "Witches were burned in Salem".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Hypernyms

  • Put To Death

Meaning 7

Cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels".

Classification

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.

Synonyms

  • Combust

Hyponyms

  • Set Afire
  • Coal
  • Light
  • Set On Fire
  • Set Aflame

Related Words

  • Burnable (adjective)

Meaning 8

Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Cauterise
  • Cauterize

Hypernyms

  • Treat
  • Burn
  • Care For

Related Words

  • Burn (noun)

Meaning 9

Destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Burn Down
  • Fire

Hypernyms

  • Ruin

Related Words

  • Burnable (adjective)
  • Burn (noun)

Meaning 10

Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Synonyms

  • Sting
  • Bite

Hypernyms

  • Smart
  • Ache

Hyponyms

  • Nettle
  • Urticate

Related Words

  • Burn (noun)

Meaning 11

Feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Hypernyms

  • Smart
  • Hurt

Related Words

  • Burn (noun)

Meaning 12

Create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Synonyms

  • Cut

Hypernyms

  • Produce
  • Create

Meaning 13

Undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Combust

Hypernyms

  • Turn

Hyponyms

  • Go Up
  • Sear
  • Flame Up
  • Burn Up
  • Smoulder
  • Singe
  • Blaze Up

Related Words

  • Burnable (adjective)
  • Burn (noun)

Meaning 14

Use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Synonyms

  • Burn Up
  • Burn Off

Hypernyms

  • Eat
  • Wipe Out
  • Use Up
  • Run Through
  • Deplete
  • Consume
  • Exhaust

Meaning 15

Spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Hypernyms

  • Blow
  • Squander
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