Burmese-Yi
Burmese-Yi

burn


Definition: Meaning of, burn in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bəːn /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
burn burnt, burned burnt, burned
Present Participle Third Person Singular
burning burns
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  1. produce flames and heat [intransitive] if a fire burns, it produces heat and flames
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  2. produce flames and heat [intransitive] if something is burning, it is producing flames and being damaged or destroyed by fire
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  3. destroy something with fire [transitive] to destroy or damage something with fire
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  4. injure/kill somebody with fire [transitive] to hurt yourself or someone else with fire or something hot
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  5. sun [intransitive and transitive] if the sun burns your skin, or if your skin burns, it becomes red and painful from the heat of the sun [↪  sunburn]
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  6. food [intransitive and transitive] to spoil food by cooking it for too long, or to become spoiled in this way
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  7. chemicals [transitive] to damage or destroy something by a chemical action
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  8. fuel [intransitive and transitive] if you burn a FUEL, or if it burns, it is used to produce power, heat, light etc
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  9. fat/energy [transitive] if you burn fat or CALORIES, you use up energy stored in your body by being physically active
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  10. light [intransitive] if a light or lamp burns, it shines or produces light
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  11. feel hot and painful [intransitive and transitive] if a part of your body burns, or if something burns it, it feels unpleasantly hot
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  12. face/cheeks [intransitive] if your face or cheeks are burning, they feel hot because you are embarrassed or upset
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  13. CD [transitive] if you burn a CD or DVD, you record music, images, or other information onto it using special computer equipment
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  14. be burning with rage/desire etc to feel a particular emotion very strongly
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  15. be burning to do something to want to do or find out something very much
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  16. be/get burned informal to be emotionally hurt by someone or something
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  17. be/get burned informal to lose a lot of money
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  18. burn your fingers/get your fingers burned informal to suffer the unpleasant results of something that you have done
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  19. burn a hole in your pocket if money burns a hole in your pocket, you want to spend it as soon as you can
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  20. burn your bridges/boats informal to do something with the result that you will not be able to return to a previous situation again, even if you want to
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  21. burn the candle at both ends informal to get very tired by doing things until very late at night and getting up early in the mornings
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  22. burn the midnight oil informal to work or study until late at night
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  23. it burns somebody that/how etc American English used to say that something makes someone feel angry or jealous
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  24. go fast [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] informal to travel very fast
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burn burns
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  1. an injury caused by fire, heat, the light of the sun, or acid
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  2. a mark on something caused by fire or heat
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  3. a painful mark on the skin caused by it rubbing hard against something rough
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  4. the burn informal a painful hot feeling in your muscles when you exercise a lot
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  5. British English a small stream
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burn used in phrases

  • burn bag (noun)
    1. a bag into which secret documents are placed before being burned
  • burn center (noun)
    1. a center where patients with severe burns can be treated
  • burn centre (noun)
    1. a centre where patients with severe burns can be treated
  • burn mark (noun)
    1. especially on a person's body a place or area that has been burned
  • burn plant (noun)
    1. very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice; leaves develop spiny margins with maturity; native to Mediterranean region; grown widely in tropics and as houseplants
  • cigarette burn (noun)
    1. a burn mark left by a smouldering cigarette
  • crash and burn (verb)
    1. to fail very quickly or suddenly, especially in a DRAMATIC way
    crash and burn (noun)
    1. an occasion when something fails very quickly or suddenly, especially in a DRAMATIC way
  • electric burn (noun)
    1. a burn caused by heat produced by an electric current
  • first-degree burn (noun)
    1. burn causing redness of the skin surface
  • rope burn (noun)
    1. usually on the hands abrasion caused by friction from a rope
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burn used in phrasal verbs

  • burn away (phrasal verb)
    1. to remove something, or to be removed, by burning
  • burn down (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] to destroy a building or something large with fire, or to be destroyed in this way
    2. [intransitive] if a fire or flame burns down, it becomes smaller and less hot
  • burn in (phrasal verb)
    1. to use a piece of software continuously to check for problems
  • burn off (phrasal verb)
    1. to remove something by burning it
    2. burn off or burn up to use up energy or get rid of fat from your body by doing physical activity
  • burn out (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] if a fire burns out, or if it burns itself out, it stops burning
    2. [transitive] [usually passive] to completely destroy the inside of something such as a vehicle or building
  • burn up (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] if something burns up, or if it is burned up, fire completely destroys it
    2. [transitive] same as burn off (sense 2)
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