burn

Noun

• damage inflicted by fire

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

• an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation

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

• pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

Verb

• burn with heat, fire, or radiation
  • The iron burnt a hole in my dress
    

• use up (energy)
  • burn off calories through vigorous exercise
    

• create by duplicating data
  • cut a disk
    
  • burn a CD
    

• get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

• burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
  • The surgeon cauterized the wart
    

• feel hot or painful
  • My eyes are burning
    

• spend (significant amounts of money)
  • He has money to burn
    

• burn at the stake
  • Witches were burned in Salem
    

• cause to undergo combustion
  • burn garbage
    
  • The car burns only Diesel oil
    

• feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
  • She was burning with anger
    
  • He was burning to try out his new skies
    

• cause to burn or combust
  • The sun burned off the fog
    
  • We combust coal and other fossil fuels
    

• cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
  • The sun burned his face
    

• undergo combustion
  • Maple wood burns well
    

• shine intensely, as if with heat
  • The coals were glowing in the dark
    
  • The candles were burning
    

• destroy by fire
  • They burned the house and his diaries
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  burn mark , tan , suntan , sunburn , burning , burn off , burn up , cut , cauterize , cauterise , incinerate , combust , bite , sting , glow , fire , burn down