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noun
1.
Arthur F(rank), 1904–1987, U.S. economist, born in Austria: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1970–78.
2.
George (Nathan Birnbaum), 1896–1996, U.S. comedian (partner and husband of Gracie Allen).
3.
Robert, 1759–96, Scottish poet.
4.
Tommy (Noah Brusso), 1881–1955, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1906–08.
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verb (used without object)
1.
to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light; be on fire: The fire burned in the grate.
2.
(of a fireplace, furnace, etc.) to contain a fire.
3.
to feel heat or a physiologically similar sensation; feel pain from or as if from a fire: The wound burned and throbbed.
4.
to give off light or to glow brightly: The lights in the house burned all night.
5.
EXPANDto give off heat or be hot: The pavement burned in the noon sun.
6.
to produce pain or a stinging sensation similar to that of fire; cause to smart: The whiskey burned in his throat.
7.
Games. to be extremely close to finding a concealed object or guessing an answer.
8.
to feel extreme anger: When she said I was rude, I really burned.
9.
to feel strong emotion or passion: He burned with desire.
10.
Chemistry.
a.
to undergo combustion, either fast or slow; oxidize.
b.
to undergo fission or fusion.
11.
to become charred or overcooked by heat: The steak burned around the edges.
12.
to receive a sunburn: She burns easily and has to stay in the shade.
13.
to be damned: You may burn for that sin.
14.
Slang. to die in an electric chair: The murderer was sentenced to burn.
15.
COLLAPSEto be engraved by or as if by burning: His words burned into her heart.
verb (used with object)
16.
to cause to undergo combustion or be consumed partly or wholly by fire.
17.
to use as fuel or as a source of light: He burned coal to heat the house.
18.
to cause to feel the sensation of heat.
19.
to overcook or char: I almost burned the roast.
20.
EXPANDto sunburn.
21.
to injure, endanger, or damage with or as if with fire: Look out, you'll burn yourself!
22.
to execute by burning: The heretic was burned at the stake.
23.
to subject to fire or treat with heat as a process of manufacturing.
24.
to produce with or as if with fire: She burned a hole in her dress.
25.
to cause sharp pain or a stinging sensation: The iodine burned his cut.
26.
to consume rapidly, especially to squander: He burned energy as if he never heard of resting.
27.
Slang. to suffer losses or be disillusioned in business or social relationships: She was burned by that phony stock deal.
28.
Slang. to cheat or rob.
29.
to copy or write data to (an optical disk): She burned a CD of their favorite songs.
30.
Chemistry. to cause to undergo combustion; oxidize.
31.
to damage through excessive friction, as in grinding or machining; scorch.
32.
Metallurgy. to oxidize (a steel ingot), as with a flame.
33.
British. to scald (a wine, especially sherry) in an iron container over a fire.
34.
Cards. to put (a played or rejected card) face up at the bottom of the pack.
35.
COLLAPSESlang. to disclose the identity of (an undercover agent, law officer, etc.): to burn a narcotics detective.
noun
Verb phrases36.
a burned place or area: a burn where fire had ripped through the forest.
37.
Pathology. an injury usually caused by heat but also by abnormal cold, chemicals, poison gas, electricity, or lightning, and characterized by a painful reddening and swelling of the epidermis (first-degree burn), damage extending into the dermis, usually with blistering (second-degree burn), or destruction of the epidermis and dermis extending into the deeper tissue with loss of pain receptors (third-degree burn).
38.
39.
the process or an instance of burning or baking, as in brickmaking.
40.
EXPANDa forest or brush fire.
41.
the firing of a rocket engine.
42.
a burning sensation felt in the muscles during intense exercise (usually preceded by the): Repeat the sit-ups till you feel the burn in your lower abs.
43.
COLLAPSESlang. a swindle.
44.
burn down, to burn to the ground: That barn was struck by lightning and burned down.
45.
burn in, Photography. (in printing) to expose (one part of an image) to more light by masking the other parts in order to darken and give greater detail to the unmasked area. Also, print in. Compare dodge (def. 2).
46.
burn off, (of morning mist) to be dissipated by the warmth of the rising sun.
47.
burn on, to weld lead with lead.
48.
EXPANDburn one up, Informal. to incite to anger: That attitude burns me up.
49.
burn out,
a.
to cease functioning because something has been exhausted or burned up, as fuel or a filament: Our light bulbs burned out.
b.
to deprive of a place to live, work, etc., by reason of fire: They were burned out and had to live with relatives.
c.
to wear out; exhaust; be worn out; become exhausted.
50.
COLLAPSEburn up,
a.
to burn completely or utterly: The papers burned up in a minute.
b.
Informal. to become angry: He burns up at the mention of her name.
51.
burn one's bridges (behind one). bridge1 (def. 26).
52.
burn oneself out, to exhaust one's energy, ideas, etc., through overwork or intemperance: They feared that he would burn himself out or break down.
53.
burn the midnight oil, to work, study,etc., until late at night: to burn the midnight oil before final exams.
54.
burn the/one's candle at both ends, to be excessively active or immoderate, as by leading an active social life by night and a busy work life by day: You can't burn the candle at both ends and hold onto a job.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English bernen, brennen, Old English beornan (intransitive), (cognate with Gothic, Old High German brinnan), and Old English bærnan (transitive), (cognate with Gothic brannjan, Old High German brennen)
before 900; Middle English bernen, brennen, Old English beornan (intransitive), (cognate with Gothic, Old High German brinnan), and Old English bærnan (transitive), (cognate with Gothic brannjan, Old High German brennen)
Related forms
burn·a·ble, adjective
half-burned, adjective
non·burn·a·ble, adjective
un·burn·a·ble, adjective
un·burned, adjective
EXPANDwell-burned, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. flame. 3. tingle, glow. 16. char, toast, brown, tan. Burn, scorch, sear, singe refer to the effect of fire or heat. To burn is to consume, wholly or in part, by contact with fire or excessive heat: to burn leaves. Scorch implies superficial or slight burning, resulting in a change of color or in injury to the texture because of shriveling or curling: to scorch a dress while ironing. Sear refers especially to the drying or hardening caused by heat: to sear a roast of meat. Singe applies especially to a superficial burning that takes off ends or projections: to singe hair; singe the pinfeathers from a chicken.
1. flame. 3. tingle, glow. 16. char, toast, brown, tan. Burn, scorch, sear, singe refer to the effect of fire or heat. To burn is to consume, wholly or in part, by contact with fire or excessive heat: to burn leaves. Scorch implies superficial or slight burning, resulting in a change of color or in injury to the texture because of shriveling or curling: to scorch a dress while ironing. Sear refers especially to the drying or hardening caused by heat: to sear a roast of meat. Singe applies especially to a superficial burning that takes off ends or projections: to singe hair; singe the pinfeathers from a chicken.
noun Scot. and North England.
a brook or rivulet.
Also, bourn, bourne.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English burne, bourne, Old English burna, brunna brook; cognate with Gothic brunna, Dutch born, bron, German Brunnen, Old Norse brunnr spring
before 900; Middle English burne, bourne, Old English burna, brunna brook; cognate with Gothic brunna, Dutch born, bron, German Brunnen, Old Norse brunnr spring
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Word Origin & History
burn
12c., combination of O.N. brenna "to burn, light," and two originally distinct O.E. verbs: bærnan "to kindle" (trans.) and beornan "to be on fire" (intrans.), both from P.Gmc. *brennan, *branajan (cf. M.Du. bernen, Du. branden, O.H.G. brinnan, Ger. brennen, Goth. brannjan), perhaps from PIE
*gwher-
EXPAND"to heat, warm" (see warm), or from PIE *bhre-n-u, from base *bhreue- "to boil forth, well up" (see brew). Related: Burned; burning. Figuratively (of passions, battle, etc.) in O.E. Meaning "cheat, swindle, victimize" is first attested 1650s. As a noun, from 1520s. Slow burn first attested 1938, in reference to U.S. movie actor Edgar Kennedy, who made it his specialty. To burn one's bridges (behind one) "behave so as to destroy any chance of returning to a status quo" attested by 1892 in Mark Twain, perhaps ultimately from cavalry raids in the Civil War. Slavic languages have historically used different and unrelated words for the transitive and intransitive senses of "set fire to"/"be on fire:" cf. Pol. palic'/gorsec, Rus. eč'/gorel.
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Medical Dictionary
burn (bûrn)
v. burned or burnt (bûrnt), burn·ing, burns
To undergo or cause to undergo combustion.
To consume or use as fuel or energy.
To damage or injure by fire, heat, radiation, electricity, or a caustic agent.
To irritate or inflame, as by chafing or sunburn.
To become sunburned or windburned.
To metabolize a substance, such as glucose, in the body.
To impart a sensation of intense heat to.
To feel or look hot.
An injury produced by fire, heat, radiation, electricity, or a caustic agent.
A burned place or area.
The process or result of burning.
A stinging sensation.
A sunburn or windburn.
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Science Dictionary
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Noun Tissue injury caused by fire, heat, radiation (such as sun exposure), electricity, or a caustic chemical agent. Burns are classified according to the degree of tissue damage, which can include redness, blisters, skin edema and loss of sensation. Bacterial infection is a serious and sometimes fatal complication of severe burns. |
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Burns
city, seat (1889) of Harney county, east-central Oregon, U.S., situated on the Silvies River. Bannock, Northern Paiute, and Shoshoni peoples once roamed the region. The settlement was built on a former cattle ranch and named for the Scottish poet Robert Burns. As the capital of a vast cattle empire, it became the administrative headquarters for grazing lands retained in public ownership until the Taylor Grazing Act of 1934. The remote city, seat of the ninth largest county in the United States, serves as the trading centre for surrounding rangelands, and lumber milling is also important. The Burns Paiute tribe has a small reservation to the northwest of the city. Burns is the gateway to the Great Sandy Desert and Steens Mountain regions of southeastern Oregon. The nearby Malheur and Ochoco national forests and Malheur and Harney lakes have recreational facilities. Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, sheltering more than 320 species of migratory birds, is 32 miles (51 km) to the south. Inc. 1891. Pop. (1990) 2,913; (2000) 3,064.
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