Meaning & Definition of Burn in English

1. Pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

2. A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

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)

5. Damage inflicted by fire

1. Destroy by fire

• "They burned the house and his diaries"

2. Shine intensely, as if with heat

• "The coals were glowing in the dark"

• "The candles were burning"

3. Undergo combustion

• "Maple wood burns well"

4. Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

• "The sun burned his face"

5. Cause to burn or combust

• "The sun burned off the fog"

• "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"

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"

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"

12. Get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

13. Create by duplicating data

• "Cut a disk"

• "Burn a cd"

14. Use up (energy)

• "Burn off calories through vigorous exercise"

15. Burn with heat, fire, or radiation

• "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"