burn

1 of 3

verb

ˈbərn

burned ˈbərnd How to pronounce burn (audio)

ˈbərnt

or burnt ˈbərnt How to pronounce burn (audio)

; burning

intransitive verb

: to consume fuel and give off heat, light, and gases

a small fire burns on the hearth

: to undergo combustion

also : to undergo nuclear fission or nuclear fusion

: to contain a fire

a little stove burning in the corner

: to give off light : shine, glow

a light burning in the window

: to be hot

the burning sand

: to produce or undergo discomfort or pain

ears burning from the cold

: to become emotionally excited or agitated: such as

(1)

: to yearn ardently

burning to tell the story

(2)

: to be or become very angry or disgusted

the remark made him burn

: to undergo alteration or destruction by the action of fire or heat

the house burned down

the potatoes burned to a crisp

: to die in the electric chair

: to force or make a way by or as if by burning

her words burned into his heart

: to suffer sunburn

she burns easily

transitive verb

: to cause to undergo combustion

especially : to destroy by fire

burned the trash

: to use as fuel

this furnace burns gas

: to use up : consume

burn calories

: to transform by exposure to heat or fire

burn clay to bricks

: to produce by burning

burned a hole in his sleeve

: to record digital data or music on (an optical disk) using a laser

burn a CD

also : to record (data or music) in this way

burn songs onto a disk

: to injure or damage by or as if by exposure to fire, heat, or radiation : scorch

burned his hand

: to execute by burning

burned heretics at the stake

also : electrocute

: irritate, annoy

—often used with up

really burns me up

: to subject to misfortune, mistreatment, or deception

—often used in passive

has been burned in love

: to beat or score on

burned the defense with a touchdown pass

burnable

ˈbər-nə-bəl How to pronounce burn (audio)

adjective

burn

2 of 3

noun (1)

plural burns

: an act, process, instance, or result of burning: such as

: injury or damage resulting from exposure to fire, heat, caustics, electricity, or certain radiations

: a burned area

a burn on the tabletop

: an abrasion (as of the skin) having the appearance of a burn

rope burns

: a burning sensation

the burn of iodine on a cut

: the firing of a rocket engine in flight

: anger

especially : increasing fury

—used chiefly in the phrase slow burn

slang : a cutting remark intended to embarrass or humiliate someone

—used chiefly in the phrase sick burn

But plenty of us peasants know the feeling: We have stared down an unraveling romantic relationship and wanted desperately to spew one more sick burn or two about a now-former partner.

Alana MasseyDuring a lecture on conservatism at an Ivy League university, a 65-year-old guest speaker delivered a sick burn to the president of the United States.

Amanda Arnold

burn

3 of 3

noun (2)

British

: creek sense 1

Example Sentences

Verb A flame is kept constantly burning at the monument. A small fire burned brightly in the fireplace. There was a little stove burning in the front room. I could smell smoke and knew that something was burning. Be sure not to leave any candles burning when you go to bed. I burned the letter when I had finished reading it. The new town law makes it illegal to burn trash. The wildfire has burned acres of forest. Parts of the house were badly burned in the fire. a material that burns easily See More

Kids Definition

burn 1 of 2

verb

ˈbərn

burned

ˈbərnd

or burnt

ˈbərnt

; burning

: to be on fire or to set on fire

a candle burning

: to destroy or be destroyed by fire or heat

The building burned to the ground.

: to make or produce by fire or heat

Sparks burned a hole in my shirt.

: to give light

lanterns burning

: to injure or affect by or as if by fire or heat

I burned my finger.

The hot peppers burned my throat.

: to ruin by cooking too long or with too much heat

: to feel or cause to feel as if on fire

burning with fever

: to feel a strong emotion

burn with anger

: to record music or data on a computer disk

burn a CD

: to get a sunburn

burn

2 of 2

noun

: an injury produced by burning or by something rubbing away the skin

a rope burn

Medical Definition

burn 1 of 2

verb

ˈbərn

burned ˈbərnd How to pronounce burn (audio)

ˈbərnt

or burnt ˈbərnt How to pronounce burn (audio)

; burning

intransitive verb

: to produce or undergo discomfort or pain

iodine burns so

ears burning from the cold

: to become reddened or irritated by or as if by exposure to sun or wind

she burns easily

transitive verb

: to injure or damage by exposure to fire, heat, or radiation

burned his hand

: to break down and use as a source of energy

burn calories during exercise

burn

2 of 2

noun

: bodily injury resulting from exposure to heat, caustics, electricity, or some radiations, marked by varying degrees of skin destruction and hyperemia often with the formation of watery blisters and in severe cases by charring of the tissues, and classified according to the extent and degree of the injury see first-degree burn, second-degree burn, third-degree burn

: an abrasion having the appearance of a burn

friction burns

cold burn

: a burning sensation

the burn of iodine applied to a cut

burned 1 of 2

adjective

variants or burnt

as in scorched

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

scorched
incinerated
charred
singed
seared
scorching
burning
smoldering
roasting
scalding
searing
broiling
sizzling
aglow
ignited
lit
aflame
live
afire
piping hot
flickering
kindled
ablaze
flaring
hot
blazing
inflamed
glowing
smouldering
flaming
combusting
alight
red-hot
enflamed
lighted
fiery
conflagrant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

extinguished
smothered
choked
dead
doused
suffocated
quenched
damped
stamped (out)
dowsed
snuffed (out)

burned

2 of 2

verb

variants or burnt

past tense of burn

as in flamed

to be on fire especially brightly all evening long we just sat there, contentedly watching the Yule log burn

Synonyms & Similar Words

flamed
glowed
blazed
cooked
fired
combusted
beamed
baked
ignited
melted
sparkled
scorched
glittered
sparked
twinkled
charred
kindled
flickered
roasted
enkindled
smoldered
guttered
went up in flames
shined
broiled
shone
caught
sputtered
sweltered
deflagrated
wavered
radiated
brightened
gleamed
shimmered
smouldered
flashed
glimmered
glared
glistened
glinted
lit (up)
lighted (up)
flared (up)
scintillated
beat (down)

as in torched

to set (something) on fire it is not a good idea to try to burn old papers in the sink

Synonyms & Similar Words

torched
lit
fired
ignited
baked
cooked
kindled
scorched
inflamed
lighted
enkindled
enflamed
charred
immolated
banked
illumined
incinerated
illuminated
ashed
broiled
seared
cremated
frizzled
scalded
irradiated
lightened
rekindled
scathed
set off
deflagrated
brightened
relit
reignited
stoked
radiated
kilned
relighted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

extinguished
quenched
doused
choked
smothered
suffocated
dowsed
blackened
obscured
stamped (out)
darkened
snuffed (out)
dimmed
put out
dulled

as in steamed

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger he came home burning with anger because of a reprimand at work

Synonyms & Similar Words

steamed
raged
boiled
shook
sizzled
seethed
foamed
saw red
fumed
rankled
stormed
smoldered
smouldered
fulminated
inflamed
agitated
ranted
enflamed
raved
stewed
convulsed
chafed
bristled
roiled
fretted
flared (up)

as in glowed

to shine with a bright harsh light the bright streetlight outside our motel room burned all night long

Synonyms & Similar Words

glowed
flamed
blazed
flared
flashed
gleamed
glared
radiated
beat
blinded
beamed
sparkled
glittered
shimmered
glimmered
dazzled
glanced
glinted
glistened
twinkled
dazed
glistered
bedazzled
scintillated

as in caught

to cause to believe what is untrue he's been burned before, so he's careful to double-check such claims now

Synonyms & Similar Words

caught
deceived
misled
stung
teased
duped
tricked
fooled
cheated
strung along
snookered
juggled
snowed
sucked in
deluded
hoodwinked
suckered
humbugged
stuck
bamboozled
conned
misguided
misinformed
bluffed
gulled
gammoned
cozened
beguiled
had
buffaloed
hoaxed
gaffed
spoofed
had on
hornswoggled
took in
faked out
pulled one's leg
swindled
pulled the wool over one's eyes
defrauded
bled
skinned
shortchanged
put on
did a number on
rooked
chiseled
hustled
diddled
fleeced
kidded
mulcted
led one up the garden path
euchred
led one down the garden path
squeezed
flimflammed
chiselled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

exposed
uncovered
revealed
undeceived
debunked
unmasked
told
disclosed
divulged
unveiled
disillusioned
disenchanted
disabused
showed up
uncloaked

as in consumed

to make complete use of heedlessly burning the country's resources without any concern for future generations

Synonyms & Similar Words

consumed
drained
spent
absorbed
used
reduced
depleted
exhausted
devoured
expended
played out
decreased
drew down
used up
wasted
emptied
impoverished
diminished
dwindled
ran out of
ate
downsized
bankrupted
sapped
undermined
lessened
crippled
weakened
lowered
debilitated
enfeebled
dissipated
abated
squandered
disabled
dried up
misspent
blew
cleaned (out)
lavished
threw away
guzzled
de-escalated
ran through
frittered (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

replaced
increased
renewed
rebuilt
repaired
restored
enlarged
reinforced
augmented
revived
preserved
saved
enforced
strengthened
fortified
bolstered
reenforced
conserved

单词	burned
释义	burn 1 of 3 verb ˈbərn burned ˈbərnd ˈbərnt or burnt ˈbərnt ; burning intransitive verb 1 a : to consume fuel and give off heat, light, and gases a small fire burns on the hearth b : to undergo combustion also : to undergo nuclear fission or nuclear fusion c : to contain a fire a little stove burning in the corner d : to give off light : shine, glow a light burning in the window 2 a : to be hot the burning sand b : to produce or undergo discomfort or pain ears burning from the cold c : to become emotionally excited or agitated: such as (1) : to yearn ardently burning to tell the story (2) : to be or become very angry or disgusted the remark made him burn 3 a : to undergo alteration or destruction by the action of fire or heat the house burned down the potatoes burned to a crisp b : to die in the electric chair 4 : to force or make a way by or as if by burning her words burned into his heart 5 : to suffer sunburn she burns easily transitive verb 1 a : to cause to undergo combustion especially : to destroy by fire burned the trash b : to use as fuel this furnace burns gas c : to use up : consume burn calories 2 a : to transform by exposure to heat or fire burn clay to bricks b : to produce by burning burned a hole in his sleeve c : to record digital data or music on (an optical disk) using a laser burn a CD also : to record (data or music) in this way burn songs onto a disk 3 a : to injure or damage by or as if by exposure to fire, heat, or radiation : scorch burned his hand b : to execute by burning burned heretics at the stake also : electrocute 4 a : irritate, annoy —often used with up really burns me up b : to subject to misfortune, mistreatment, or deception —often used in passive has been burned in love c : to beat or score on burned the defense with a touchdown pass burnable ˈbər-nə-bəl adjective burn 2 of 3 noun (1) plural burns 1 : an act, process, instance, or result of burning: such as a : injury or damage resulting from exposure to fire, heat, caustics, electricity, or certain radiations b : a burned area a burn on the tabletop c : an abrasion (as of the skin) having the appearance of a burn rope burns d : a burning sensation the burn of iodine on a cut 2 : the firing of a rocket engine in flight 3 : anger especially : increasing fury —used chiefly in the phrase slow burn 4 slang : a cutting remark intended to embarrass or humiliate someone —used chiefly in the phrase sick burn But plenty of us peasants know the feeling: We have stared down an unraveling romantic relationship and wanted desperately to spew one more sick burn or two about a now-former partner. Alana MasseyDuring a lecture on conservatism at an Ivy League university, a 65-year-old guest speaker delivered a sick burn to the president of the United States. Amanda Arnold burn 3 of 3 noun (2) British : creek sense 1 Phrases burn one's bridges or less commonly burn one's boats : to cut off all means of retreat burn one's ears : to rebuke strongly burn the candle at both ends : to use one's resources or energies to excess burn the midnight oil : to work or study far into the night Synonyms Verb blaze combust flame glow Noun (2) beck [British] bourn bourne brook brooklet creek gill [British] rill rivulet run [chiefly Midland] runlet runnel streamlet See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb A flame is kept constantly burning at the monument. A small fire burned brightly in the fireplace. There was a little stove burning in the front room. I could smell smoke and knew that something was burning. Be sure not to leave any candles burning when you go to bed. I burned the letter when I had finished reading it. The new town law makes it illegal to burn trash. The wildfire has burned acres of forest. Parts of the house were badly burned in the fire. a material that burns easily See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English birnen, from Old English byrnan, intransitive verb, bærnan, transitive verb; akin to Old High German brinnan to burn Noun (2) Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German brunno spring of water First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2c Noun (1) 1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing burn burn away burn alive burn off burn one's bridges burn one's boats burn out burn oneself burn one's ears burn through burn up freezer burn first-degree burn do a slow burn hang/burn in effigy money to burn second-degree burn slash-and-burn burn in burn to death burn rubber burn down burn to a cinder burn fat crash and burn third-degree burn burn the midnight oil burn the candle at both ends See More burn away burn alive burn off burn one's bridges burn one's boats burn out burn oneself burn one's ears burn through burn up freezer burn first-degree burn do a slow burn hang/burn in effigy money to burn second-degree burn slash-and-burn burn in burn to death burn rubber burn down burn to a cinder burn fat crash and burn third-degree burn burn the midnight oil burn the candle at both ends See More Kids Definition burn 1 of 2 verb ˈbərn burned ˈbərnd or burnt ˈbərnt ; burning 1 : to be on fire or to set on fire a candle burning 2 : to destroy or be destroyed by fire or heat The building burned to the ground. 3 : to make or produce by fire or heat Sparks burned a hole in my shirt. 4 : to give light lanterns burning 5 : to injure or affect by or as if by fire or heat I burned my finger. The hot peppers burned my throat. 6 : to ruin by cooking too long or with too much heat 7 : to feel or cause to feel as if on fire burning with fever 8 : to feel a strong emotion burn with anger 9 : to record music or data on a computer disk burn a CD 10 : to get a sunburn burn 2 of 2 noun : an injury produced by burning or by something rubbing away the skin a rope burn Medical Definition burn 1 of 2 verb ˈbərn burned ˈbərnd ˈbərnt or burnt ˈbərnt ; burning intransitive verb 1 : to produce or undergo discomfort or pain iodine burns so ears burning from the cold 2 : to become reddened or irritated by or as if by exposure to sun or wind she burns easily transitive verb 1 : to injure or damage by exposure to fire, heat, or radiation burned his hand 2 : to break down and use as a source of energy burn calories during exercise burn 2 of 2 noun 1 : bodily injury resulting from exposure to heat, caustics, electricity, or some radiations, marked by varying degrees of skin destruction and hyperemia often with the formation of watery blisters and in severe cases by charring of the tissues, and classified according to the extent and degree of the injury see first-degree burn, second-degree burn, third-degree burn 2 : an abrasion having the appearance of a burn friction burns cold burn 3 : a burning sensation the burn of iodine applied to a cut burned 1 of 2 adjective variants or burnt as in scorched Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance scorched incinerated charred singed seared scorching burning smoldering roasting scalding searing broiling sizzling aglow ignited lit aflame live afire piping hot flickering kindled ablaze flaring hot blazing inflamed glowing smouldering flaming combusting alight red-hot enflamed lighted fiery conflagrant Antonyms & Near Antonyms extinguished smothered choked dead doused suffocated quenched damped stamped (out) dowsed snuffed (out) See More burned 2 of 2 verb variants or burnt past tense of burn 1 as in flamed to be on fire especially brightly all evening long we just sat there, contentedly watching the Yule log burn Synonyms & Similar Words flamed glowed blazed cooked fired combusted beamed baked ignited melted sparkled scorched glittered sparked twinkled charred kindled flickered roasted enkindled smoldered guttered went up in flames shined broiled shone caught sputtered sweltered deflagrated wavered radiated brightened gleamed shimmered smouldered flashed glimmered glared glistened glinted lit (up) lighted (up) flared (up) scintillated beat (down) 2 as in torched to set (something) on fire it is not a good idea to try to burn old papers in the sink Synonyms & Similar Words torched lit fired ignited baked cooked kindled scorched inflamed lighted enkindled enflamed charred immolated banked illumined incinerated illuminated ashed broiled seared cremated frizzled scalded irradiated lightened rekindled scathed set off deflagrated brightened relit reignited stoked radiated kilned relighted Antonyms & Near Antonyms extinguished quenched doused choked smothered suffocated dowsed blackened obscured stamped (out) darkened snuffed (out) dimmed put out dulled See More 3 as in steamed to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger he came home burning with anger because of a reprimand at work Synonyms & Similar Words steamed raged boiled shook sizzled seethed foamed saw red fumed rankled stormed smoldered smouldered fulminated inflamed agitated ranted enflamed raved stewed convulsed chafed bristled roiled fretted flared (up) 4 as in glowed to shine with a bright harsh light the bright streetlight outside our motel room burned all night long Synonyms & Similar Words glowed flamed blazed flared flashed gleamed glared radiated beat blinded beamed sparkled glittered shimmered glimmered dazzled glanced glinted glistened twinkled dazed glistered bedazzled scintillated 5 as in caught to cause to believe what is untrue he's been burned before, so he's careful to double-check such claims now Synonyms & Similar Words caught deceived misled stung teased duped tricked fooled cheated strung along snookered juggled snowed sucked in deluded hoodwinked suckered humbugged stuck bamboozled conned misguided misinformed bluffed gulled gammoned cozened beguiled had buffaloed hoaxed gaffed spoofed had on hornswoggled took in faked out pulled one's leg swindled pulled the wool over one's eyes defrauded bled skinned shortchanged put on did a number on rooked chiseled hustled diddled fleeced kidded mulcted led one up the garden path euchred led one down the garden path squeezed flimflammed chiselled Antonyms & Near Antonyms exposed uncovered revealed undeceived debunked unmasked told disclosed divulged unveiled disillusioned disenchanted disabused showed up uncloaked See More 6 as in consumed to make complete use of heedlessly burning the country's resources without any concern for future generations Synonyms & Similar Words consumed drained spent absorbed used reduced depleted exhausted devoured expended played out decreased drew down used up wasted emptied impoverished diminished dwindled ran out of ate downsized bankrupted sapped undermined lessened crippled weakened lowered debilitated enfeebled dissipated abated squandered disabled dried up misspent blew cleaned (out) lavished threw away guzzled de-escalated ran through frittered (away) Antonyms & Near Antonyms replaced increased renewed rebuilt repaired restored enlarged reinforced augmented revived preserved saved enforced strengthened fortified bolstered reenforced conserved See More
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burn

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