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burn up
burn 1 B0563100 (bûrn)v. burned or burnt (bûrnt), burn·ing, burns v.intr.1. To undergo combustion or be consumed as fuel: The dry wood burned quickly.2. To be damaged, injured, or destroyed by fire, heat, radiation, electricity, or a caustic agent: a house that burned to the ground; eggs that burned and stuck to the pan.3. To consume fuel: a rocket stage designed to burn for three minutes before being jettisoned.4. a. To emit heat or light by fire or energy: campfires burning in the dark; lights burning in the windows.b. To become dissipated or be dispelled: The fog burned off as the sun came up. Their anger burned away in time.5. a. To suffer death or punishment by fire: souls burning in hell.b. To be electrocuted.6. a. To be very hot; bake: a desert burning under the midday sun.b. To feel or look hot: a child burning with fever.c. To impart a sensation of heat: a liniment that burns when first applied.7. a. To penetrate something by intense heat, energy, or caustic effect: The acid burned into the table.b. To cause a strong impression, especially by emotional intensity: a look that burned into them; shame burning into my heart.8. a. To become irritated or painful, as by chafing or inflammation: eyes burning from the smoke.b. To become sunburned or windburned.9. To be consumed with strong emotion, especially:a. To be or become angry: an insult that really made me burn.b. To be very eager: was burning with ambition.v.tr.1. a. To cause to undergo combustion, especially to the point of destruction: We burned the scrap wood in the fireplace.b. To consume (fuel or energy, for example): burned all the wood that winter.2. a. To use as a fuel: a furnace that burns coal.b. To metabolize (glucose, for example) in the body.3. To damage or injure by fire, heat, radiation, electricity, or a caustic agent: burned the toast; burned my skin with the acid.4. a. To make or produce by fire or heat: burn a hole in the rug.b. To dispel or dissipate, as by heat: The sun burned off the fog. Resentments that burned away their tender feelings.5. a. To execute or kill with fire: burning heretics at the stake.b. To execute by electrocution.6. a. To irritate or inflame, as by chafing or sunburn.b. To impart a sensation of intense heat to: The chili burned my mouth.c. To make angry: What really burns me is his arrogance.7. To brand (an animal).8. a. To engrave or make indelible by burning: burned his initials into the wood.b. To cause to be felt or remembered because of emotional intensity: The image of the accident was burned into my memory.9. To harden or impart a finish to by subjecting to intense heat; fire: burn clay pots in a kiln.10. a. To defeat in a contest, especially by a narrow margin.b. Sports To outplay or score on (an opponent), especially through quick or deceptive movement.c. To inflict harm or hardship on; hurt: "Huge loan losses have burned banks in recent years" (Christian Science Monitor).d. To swindle or deceive; cheat: We really got burned on the used car we bought.11. a. To write data onto (an optical disc).b. To write (data) onto an optical disc.n.1. An injury produced by fire, heat, radiation, electricity, or a caustic agent.2. A burned place or area: a cigarette burn in the tablecloth.3. An act, process, or result of burning: The fire settled down to a steady burn.4. A sensation of intense heat, stinging pain, or irritation: a chili burn on the tongue; the burn of alcohol on an open wound.5. A sunburn or windburn.Phrasal Verbs: burn out1. To stop burning from lack of fuel: The campfire eventually burned out.2. To wear out or make or become inoperative as a result of heat or friction: The short circuit burned out the fuse. The computer's motherboard burned out.3. To make or become exhausted, especially as a result of long-term stress: "Hours are long, stress is high, and many recruits drop out or burn out" (Robert J. Samuelson).4. To cause (someone) to have to evacuate an area or building because of fire: The shopkeeper was burned out by arsonists. burn up1. To make angry: Their rudeness really burns me up.2. To travel over or through at high speed: drag racers burning up the track.Idioms: burn itself out To stop burning from lack of fuel: The brush fire finally burned itself out. burn (one's) bridges To eliminate the possibility of return or retreat.burn the/one's candle at both ends To exhaust oneself or one's resources by leading a hectic or extravagant life. burn the midnight oil To work or study very late at night. to burn In great amounts: They had money to burn.
[Middle English burnen, from Old English beornan, to be on fire, and from bærnan, to set on fire; see gwher- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: burn1, scorch, singe, sear1, char1
These verbs mean to injure or alter by means of intense heat or flames. Burn, the most general, applies to the effects of exposure to a source of heat or to something that can produce a similar effect: burned the muffins in the oven; skin burned by the wind and sun. Scorch involves superficial burning that discolors or damages the texture of something: scorched the shirt with the iron. Singe specifies superficial burning and especially the removal of hair or feathers from a carcass before cooking: singed his finger lighting the match; plucked and singed the chicken before roasting it. Sear applies to rapid superficial burning using high heat: seared the meat in a hot skillet. To char is to reduce a substance to carbon or charcoal by partial burning: trees charred by the forest fire.
burn 2 B0563100 (bûrn)n. Scots A small stream; a brook.
[Middle English, from Old English burna; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  burn up - burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"blaze up, flame up, flareburn, combust - undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" | | 2. | burn up - use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"burn off, 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" | | 3. | burn up - burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames"burn down, go upburn, combust - undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"incinerate - become reduced to ashes; "The paper incinerated quickly" |
burnverb1. To undergo combustion:blaze, combust, flame, flare.2. To undergo or cause to undergo damage by or as if by fire:char, scorch, sear, singe.3. To emit a bright light:beam, blaze, gleam, glow, incandesce, radiate, shine.4. To feel or look hot:bake, broil, roast, swelter.5. To feel or cause to feel a sensation of heat or discomfort:bite, smart, sting.6. To cause to become sore or inflamed:inflame, irritate, sting.7. To cause to feel or show anger.Also used with up:anger, enrage, incense, infuriate, madden, provoke.Idioms: make one hot under the collar, make one's blood boil, put one's back up.8. To be or become angry:anger, blow up, boil over, bristle, explode, flare up, foam, fume, rage, seethe.Informal: steam.Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one's stack, breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit the ceiling, lose one's temper, see red.9. To be in a state of emotional or mental turmoil:boil, bubble, churn, ferment, seethe, simmer, smolder.phrasal verb
burn outTo lose so much strength and power as to become ineffective or motionless:give out, run down.Slang: poop out.nounDamage or a damaged substance that results from burning:char, scorch, sear, singe.Translationsburn up
burn up1. To destroy something with fire or heat. It's getting cold in here because all the logs in the fireplace have burned up. Without its heat shields, the spacecraft is in danger of burning up during reentry.2. To cause to become angry or annoyed. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is often used between "burn" and "up." Gossip like that just burns me up—I can't believe people would say such awful things about me!3. To deplete a particular thing or resource. Unfortunately, all those plumbing problems have already burned up our renovation budget.4. To impact something to a great or excessive degree. Sir, protestors are burning up our phone lines—what should we do? That viral video is burning up the Internet right now.5. To easily defeat or outshine all competitors. With all of your qualifications, you'll burn up all the other applicants for the job.6. To travel very fast. Often used to describe driving in the phrase "burn up the road." Have you seen my new car? Man, I can't wait to take it out and burn up the road!7. To have a high fever. Jenny has been lethargic all day, and she's burning up now, so I'm taking her to the doctor.See also: burn, upburned upVery angry or annoyed. Pete's burned up because he heard the awful things that people are saying about him. Mom is going to be burned up when she sees that you dented her new car!See also: burn, upburn someone up 1. Lit. to destroy someone by fire. The house fire burned the victims up. The fire burned up both of them. 2. Fig. to make someone very angry; to make someone endure the "heat" of rage. You really burn me up! I'm very angry at you! The whole mess burned up everyone.See also: burn, upburn something upto destroy something by fire; [for fire] to consume something. Take this cardboard and burn it up. The fire burned up the papers and left no trace.See also: burn, upburn upto become destroyed or consumed by fire. The wood burned up and left only ashes. The deed burned up in the fire.See also: burn, upburned upFig. very angry. (From the heat of anger. See also burn someone up.) My new assistant's mistakes are so maddening! I've never been so burned up in my life. I'm really burned up at Bob's behavior.See also: burn, upburn up1. burn someone up. Make angry or very irritated, as in Arthur was really burned up at his son for denting the new car, or Those careless drivers just burn me up. [Colloquial; c. 1920] 2. Travel very fast, as in This car will burn up the road. [1940s] 3. Easily surpass or outdo, as in They'll burn up the other teams. [Slang; late 1970s] See also: burn, upburn upv.1. To destroy something or someone by fire or heat: She burned the contract up. He burned up all the photographs.2. To be completely destroyed by fire or heat: The cabin burned up, leaving only ashes.3. To expend something; use something up: When I was on vacation, I burned up all my money quickly. I'm really burning up calories with this exercise plan.4. To make someone angry: Their rudeness really burns me up.5. To travel over or through something at high speed: The racecars were really burning up the track.See also: burn, upburn someone up tv. to make someone very angry. That kind of thing just burns me up. See also: burn, someone, upburned up verbSee burnedSee also: burn, upEncyclopediaSeeburnFinancialSeeBurnburn up
Related to burn up: burn outSynonyms for burn upverb burn brightlySynonymsRelated Wordsverb use up (energy)SynonymsRelated Words- deplete
- use up
- wipe out
- eat up
- exhaust
- run through
- eat
- consume
verb burn completelySynonymsRelated Words |