burn

noun

  1. 1

    damage inflicted by fire

  2. 2

    a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)

  3. 3

    an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation

  4. 4

    a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

  5. 5

    pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

verb

  1. 1

    get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

  2. 2

    burn with heat, fire, or radiation

    The iron burnt a hole in my dress

  3. 3

    burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent

    The surgeon cauterized the wart

  4. 4

    undergo combustion

    Maple wood burns well

  5. 5

    cause to undergo combustion

    burn garbage

    The car burns only Diesel oil

  6. 6

    destroy by fire

    They burned the house and his diaries

  7. 7

    use up (energy)

    burn off calories through vigorous exercise

Synonyms

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