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.
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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.
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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.