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burn off
burn off vb (tr, adverb) 1. (Forestry) to clear (land) of vegetation by burning2. (Mining & Quarrying) to get rid of (unwanted gas at an oil well, etc) by burning n an act or the process of burning off Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | burn off - use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"burn up, burndeplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat, consume - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" | | 2. | burn off - clear land of its vegetation by burning it offdenudate, denude, bare, strip - lay bare; "denude a forest" |
Translationsburn off
burn off1. To cause something to disperse or evaporate through heating. Don't worry, most of the alcohol will burn off once you pour the wine into the hot pain. When will this fog burn off?2. To use fire to destroy existing vegetation. We need to burn off the field before the next planting season.See also: burn, offburn something off something and burn something offto cause excess volatile or flammable substance to burn until there is no more of it. We burnt the gasoline off the water's surface. Why did you burn off the gasoline?See also: burn, offburn off[for some excess volatile or flammable substance] to burn away or burn up. A film of oil on the surface of the water was burning off, making dense black smoke. The alcohol burned off and left a delicious flavor in the cherries jubilee.See also: burn, offburn off1. Dissipate by heat, as in The sun will soon burn off the morning fog. 2. Clear land by burning vegetation, as in They've decided to burn off part of the field to prepare it for another planting. This practice has long been common in many parts of the world, but the precise term dates only from the first half of the 1800s. See also: burn, offburn off
burn off[¦bərn ′ȯf] (meteorology) With reference to fog or low stratus cloud layers, to dissipate by daytime heating from the sun. burn off
Synonyms for burn offverb use up (energy)SynonymsRelated Words- deplete
- use up
- wipe out
- eat up
- exhaust
- run through
- eat
- consume
verb clear land of its vegetation by burning it offRelated Words |