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Meaning of burn
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
burn
n 1: pain that feels hot as if it were on fire [syn: {burn},
{burning}]
2: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of
the sun [syn: {tan}, {suntan}, {sunburn}, {burn}]
3: an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or
radiation
4: a place or area that has been burned (especially on a
person's body) [syn: {burn}, {burn mark}]
5: damage inflicted by fire
v 1: destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
[syn: {burn}, {fire}, {burn down}]
2: shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in
the dark"; "The candles were burning" [syn: {burn}, {glow}]
3: undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" [syn: {burn},
{combust}]
4: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned
his face" [syn: {bite}, {sting}, {burn}]
5: cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We
combust coal and other fossil fuels" [syn: {burn}, {combust}]
6: feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was
burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new
skies"
7: cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns
only Diesel oil" [syn: {burn}, {incinerate}]
8: burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem"
9: spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn"
10: feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning"
11: burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric
current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the
wart" [syn: {cauterize}, {cauterise}, {burn}]
12: get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun [syn: {sunburn},
{burn}]
13: create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" [syn:
{cut}, {burn}]
14: use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous
exercise" [syn: {burn off}, {burn}, {burn up}]
15: burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole
in my dress"
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