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1  [burn] verb, burned or burnt, burn⋅ing, noun
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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. to 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. to 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. to 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, esp. 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 record data on (a CD or DVD).
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, esp. 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. Slang. to disclose the identity of (an undercover agent, law officer, etc.): to burn a narcotics detective.
–noun
36. 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. slow burn.
39. the process or an instance of burning or baking, as in brickmaking.
40. a forest or brush fire.
41. the firing of a rocket engine.
42. Slang. a swindle.
—Verb phrases
43. burn down, to burn to the ground: That barn was struck by lightning and burned down.
44. 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).
45. burn off, (of morning mist) to be dissipated by the warmth of the rising sun.
46. burn on, to weld lead with lead.
47. burn one up, Informal. to incite to anger: That attitude burns me up.
48. 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.
49. burn 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.
—Idioms
50. burn one's bridges (behind one). bridge (def. 21).
51. 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.
52. burn the midnight oil, to work, study,etc., until late at night: to burn the midnight oil before final exams.
53. burn the or 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:
bef. 900; ME bernen, brennen, OE beornan (intrans.), (c. Goth, OHG brinnan), and OE bærnan (transit.), (c. Goth brannjan, OHG brennen)

Related forms:
burn⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
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 esp. to the drying or hardening caused by heat: to sear a roast of meat. Singe applies esp. to a superficial burning that takes off ends or projections: to singe hair; singe the pinfeathers from a chicken.
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Slang Dictionary
burn

  1. n.
    a cigarette. : Fred just stood there with a burn on his lower lip and his hands in his pockets.
  2. tv.
    to smoke a cigarette. : I need to burn a fag. Just a minute.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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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. *brenwanan, perhaps from PIE *bhre-n-u, from base *bhereu- "to boil forth, well up." This root was also the source of O.E. born, burne "a spring, fountain," still common in place names. Meaning "cheat, swindle, victimize" is first attested 1655. Burnout "drug user" is early 1970s slang. Slow burn first attested 1938, in ref. to U.S. movie actor Edgar Kennedy, who made it his specialty.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2burn
Function: noun
1 : bodily injury resulting from exposure to heat, caustics, electricity, or some radiations, marked by varyingdegrees of skin destruction and hyperemia often with the formation of watery blisters and in severe cases by charring of the tissues, and classified according to the extent and degree of the injury—see FIRST-DEGREE BURN, SECOND-DEGREEBURN, THIRD-DEGREE BURN
2 : an abrasion having the appearance of a burn burns> burn>
3 : a burning sensation burn of iodine applied to a cut>
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Medical Dictionary

burn (bûrn)
v. burned or burnt (bûrnt), burn·ing, burns

  1. To undergo or cause to undergo combustion.

  2. To consume or use as fuel or energy.

  3. To damage or injure by fire, heat, radiation, electricity, or a caustic agent.

  4. To irritate or inflame, as by chafing or sunburn.

  5. To become sunburned or windburned.

  6. To metabolize a substance, such as glucose, in the body.

  7. To impart a sensation of intense heat to.

  8. To feel or look hot.

n.

  1. An injury produced by fire, heat, radiation, electricity, or a caustic agent.

  2. A burned place or area.

  3. The process or result of burning.

  4. A stinging sensation.

  5. A sunburn or windburn.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Science Dictionary
burn   (bûrn)  Pronunciation Key 
Verb  

  1. To be on fire; undergo combustion. A substance burns if it is heated up enough to react chemically with oxygen.

  2. To cause a burn to a bodily tissue.


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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Idioms & Phrases

burn off

  1. 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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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