Burn (Verb)
Meaning 1
Damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
Feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies".
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Verbs of feeling.
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Meaning 3
Shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning".
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Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
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Meaning 4
Cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil".
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Meaning 5
Get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun.
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 6
Execute by tying to a stake and setting alight; "Witches were burned in Salem".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 7
Cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels".
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Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
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Meaning 8
Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart".
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Meaning 9
Destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries".
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Meaning 10
Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face".
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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Meaning 11
Feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning".
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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Meaning 12
Create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 13
Undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well".
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Meaning 14
Use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise".
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Verbs of eating and drinking.
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Meaning 15
Spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.