Meaning of 'burn'

noun

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

Example: "There's a burn on my leg that has been hurting a lot."

noun

pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

Synonyms: burning

verb

to get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

Example: "I burned easily in the summer."

Synonyms: sunburn

verb

to burn with heat, fire, or radiation

Example: "The iron burnt a hole in my dress."

verb

to burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent

Example: "I had a wart burned off my foot."

Synonyms: cauterize cauterise

verb

to undergo combustion

Example: "Maple wood burns well."

verb

to destroy by fire

Example: "They burned the house and my diaries."

Synonyms: fire burn down

verb

to use up energy

Example: "You should burn off calories through vigorous exercise."

Synonyms: burn off burn up

verb

to create by duplicating data

Example: "I burned the mix cd with my laptop."

Synonyms: cut

verb

to feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion

Example: "The developer was burning with anger over the code changes."

verb

to cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

Example: "The sun burned their eyes."

Synonyms: bite

verb

to feel hot or painful

Example: "My eyes are burning."

verb

to spend significant amounts of money

Example: "The billionaire clearly has money to burn, since we could see that the boat was made of pure gold."

verb

to destroy by fire at the stake

Example: "Witches were burned in Salem."

verb

shine intensely, as if with heat

Example: "The fire burned brightly all through the night."

Synonyms: glow