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Burn Up (Verb)

Meaning 1

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

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Examples

  • You can burn up calories by taking the stairs every day.
  • High-intensity workouts are effective for people looking to burn up excess energy.
  • Regular jogging sessions help him burn up the extra energy he needs to release.
  • This exercise routine will burn up all your stored fat.
  • Intense workouts that include running will help burn up calories and stay fit.

Synonyms

  • Burn
  • Burn Off

Hypernyms

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

Meaning 2

Burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames".

Classification

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

Examples

  • The small wooden boat began to burn up as the flames spread across the deck.
  • Due to the extreme heat the dry leaves would burn up instantly.
  • The fireworks exploded in the sky and started to burn up in a beautiful display of colors.
  • The fuelled rocket is expected to burn up completely within the Earth's atmosphere.
  • Fearing that the documents contained sensitive information they watched as the papers began to burn up in the fireplace.

Synonyms

  • Go Up
  • Burn Down

Hypernyms

  • Burn

Hyponyms

  • Incinerate

Meaning 3

Burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity".

Classification

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.

Examples

  • As the fireworks exploded, they seemed to burn up the entire sky with vibrant colors.
  • The newly discovered star was expected to burn up for a thousand years before fading away.
  • Fresh from her fiery argument, her anger seemed to burn up her very soul.
  • During the finale of the bonfire, the flames appeared to burn up into the dark sky.
  • With each step on her road to victory, her determination appeared to burn up like a wildfire.

Synonyms

  • Flame Up
  • Flare
  • Blaze Up

Hypernyms

  • Burn
  • Combust
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