Burn
verb
To produce flames and heat while being consumed by fire.
The wood started to burn quickly.
Often appears as...
- burn brightly
- burn quickly
verb
To injure by exposure to heat, fire, or radiation.
She burnt her hand on the hot stove.
Often appears as...
- burn one's hand
- burn one's skin
verb
To completely destroy something by fire.
The fire burned the entire building.
Often appears as...
- burn to the ground
- burn to ashes
verb
To feel a strong emotion, such as anger or desire.
She burned with anger after the argument.
Often appears as...
- burn with anger
- burn with passion
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
In computing, to write data to a disk permanently.
I need to burn these songs onto a CD.
Often appears as...
- burn a disk
- burn a cd
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Technical
noun
A place where fire has damaged or consumed material.
The burn on the carpet was impossible to hide.
Often appears as...
- carpet burn
- wood burn
noun
A physical injury caused by heat or fire.
She got a severe burn while cooking dinner.
Often appears as...
- first-degree burn
- second-degree burn
verb
To produce flames and heat while being consumed by fire.
The wood started to burn quickly.
Often appears as...
- burn brightly
- burn quickly
verb
To injure by exposure to heat, fire, or radiation.
She burnt her hand on the hot stove.
Often appears as...
- burn one's hand
- burn one's skin
verb
To completely destroy something by fire.
The fire burned the entire building.
Often appears as...
- burn to the ground
- burn to ashes
verb
To feel a strong emotion, such as anger or desire.
She burned with anger after the argument.
Often appears as...
- burn with anger
- burn with passion
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
In computing, to write data to a disk permanently.
I need to burn these songs onto a CD.
Often appears as...
- burn a disk
- burn a cd
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A place where fire has damaged or consumed material.
The burn on the carpet was impossible to hide.
Often appears as...
- carpet burn
- wood burn
noun
A physical injury caused by heat or fire.
She got a severe burn while cooking dinner.
Often appears as...
- first-degree burn
- second-degree burn
Definition 1 of 7
Pro Tip 1/2Active Fire
Emphasizes the active process of combustion when something is ablaze.
Careful! Those dry leaves can burn easily.
Pro Tip 2/2Intensity Varies
The intensity can range from a small flicker to a large, engulfing flame.
The campfire began to burn brighter as we added more wood.
Pro Tip 1/2Active Fire
Emphasizes the active process of combustion when something is ablaze.
Careful! Those dry leaves can burn easily.
Pro Tip 2/2Intensity Varies
The intensity can range from a small flicker to a large, engulfing flame.
The campfire began to burn brighter as we added more wood.
Pro Tip 1/2Active Fire
Emphasizes the active process of combustion when something is ablaze.
Careful! Those dry leaves can burn easily.
Pro Tip 2/2Intensity Varies
The intensity can range from a small flicker to a large, engulfing flame.
The campfire began to burn brighter as we added more wood.
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The deadly irony of...
were trying to create a potion for immortality. Instead, what they created was a flammable powder that burned down many of their homes. They quickly realized that this black powder, which they called fire medicine, was precisely the opposite of something that would make you live forever. In these early days,
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at the bottom of long tubes by spitting water into them. While orangutans are able to pass cognitive tests with flying colors, there are certain problems that they need our help to solve. Indonesia has the world's highest rate of deforestation, and millions of acres of rain forest are burned annually
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How does fracking work?...
that might be happening deep beneath our feet. Fracking's biggest controversy, though, is happening above the ground. The general consensus is that burning natural gas is better for the environment than burning coal since the gas collected from fracking emits only half the carbon dioxide as coal
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Why certain naturally...
Fires are also important for the wider ecosystem as a whole. Without wildfires to rejuvenate trees, key forest species would disappear, and so would the many creatures that depend on them. And if a fire-dependent forest goes too long without burning, that raises the risk of a catastrophic blaze,
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UK National Parks in 100...
much of this land is managed for shooting birds through a combination of cutting grazing and burning large parts of our national parks are agricultural lands supporting the people livelihoods and cultures that maintain the landscape
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The Intense 8 Hour Hunt...
And at the moment of death, he shared its pain. He rubs its saliva into his own legs to relieve the agony of his burning muscles. And he gives thanks for the life he has taken, so that he may sustain the lives of his family,
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How does your brain...
Pain has an intensity; you can describe it on a scale from zero, no pain, to ten, the most pain imaginable. But pain also has a character, like sharp, dull, burning, or aching. What exactly creates these perceptions of pain?
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How fire shapes...
burning lithic landscapes coal oil gas and the rest these are the fossil fallow of an industrial society and with them we have begun once more to remake the world you know traditionally we have thought of fire history as a
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The truth about bats -...
Some people just want to watch the world burn, and bats all over the world are threatened by damage to the places that we call home, including mangrove swamps, old-growth forests, and, of course, bat caves.
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Jeffrey Brown: How we...
But I need your help. It can't just come from folks who are burning themselves out in the community. They need support. They need help. Go back to your city. Find those people.
Video examples
The deadly irony of...
were trying to create a potion for immortality. Instead, what they created was a flammable powder that burned down many of their homes. They quickly realized that this black powder, which they called fire medicine, was precisely the opposite of something that would make you live forever. In these early days,
Video examples
How smart are...
at the bottom of long tubes by spitting water into them. While orangutans are able to pass cognitive tests with flying colors, there are certain problems that they need our help to solve. Indonesia has the world's highest rate of deforestation, and millions of acres of rain forest are burned annually
Video examples
How does fracking work?...
that might be happening deep beneath our feet. Fracking's biggest controversy, though, is happening above the ground. The general consensus is that burning natural gas is better for the environment than burning coal since the gas collected from fracking emits only half the carbon dioxide as coal
Video examples
Why certain naturally...
Fires are also important for the wider ecosystem as a whole. Without wildfires to rejuvenate trees, key forest species would disappear, and so would the many creatures that depend on them. And if a fire-dependent forest goes too long without burning, that raises the risk of a catastrophic blaze,
Video examples
UK National Parks in 100...
much of this land is managed for shooting birds through a combination of cutting grazing and burning large parts of our national parks are agricultural lands supporting the people livelihoods and cultures that maintain the landscape
Video examples
The Intense 8 Hour Hunt...
And at the moment of death, he shared its pain. He rubs its saliva into his own legs to relieve the agony of his burning muscles. And he gives thanks for the life he has taken, so that he may sustain the lives of his family,
Video examples
How does your brain...
Pain has an intensity; you can describe it on a scale from zero, no pain, to ten, the most pain imaginable. But pain also has a character, like sharp, dull, burning, or aching. What exactly creates these perceptions of pain?
Video examples
How fire shapes...
burning lithic landscapes coal oil gas and the rest these are the fossil fallow of an industrial society and with them we have begun once more to remake the world you know traditionally we have thought of fire history as a
Video examples
The truth about bats -...
Some people just want to watch the world burn, and bats all over the world are threatened by damage to the places that we call home, including mangrove swamps, old-growth forests, and, of course, bat caves.
Video examples
Jeffrey Brown: How we...
But I need your help. It can't just come from folks who are burning themselves out in the community. They need support. They need help. Go back to your city. Find those people.
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Justin Kan
American Businessman
I try to work the hardest I can without burning myself out. It's not that I think working all the time is the key to success. It's just the way I was raised.
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Jordan Peterson
Canadian Psychologist
The truth is something that burns. It burns off dead wood. And people don't like having the dead wood burnt off, often because they're 95 percent dead wood.
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Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
The world is full of things that upset people. But most of us deal with it and move on and don't try and burn the planet down.
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Lou Holtz
American Coach
If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.
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Soha Ali Khan
Indian Actress
I think it is important to do good work and last longer than to do lot of work and burn out quickly.
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Scott Ritter
American Public Servant
If you want to play the game of truth, I'll tell the truth, and the truth will burn.
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Mickie James
American Athlete
When people have a passion and desire, it burns through and shows.
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Robert Crumb
American Artist
The only burning passion I'm sure I have, is the passion for sex.
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Harry Shearer
American Actor
That's life's big joke: we all end up looking like Mr. Burns.
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Jesse Jackson
American Activist
So many bright stars, bright in life, burn out quickly.
Quote examples
Justin Kan
American Businessman
I try to work the hardest I can without burning myself out. It's not that I think working all the time is the key to success. It's just the way I was raised.
Quote examples
Jordan Peterson
Canadian Psychologist
The truth is something that burns. It burns off dead wood. And people don't like having the dead wood burnt off, often because they're 95 percent dead wood.
Quote examples
Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
The world is full of things that upset people. But most of us deal with it and move on and don't try and burn the planet down.
Quote examples
Lou Holtz
American Coach
If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.
Quote examples
Soha Ali Khan
Indian Actress
I think it is important to do good work and last longer than to do lot of work and burn out quickly.
Quote examples
Scott Ritter
American Public Servant
If you want to play the game of truth, I'll tell the truth, and the truth will burn.
Quote examples
Mickie James
American Athlete
When people have a passion and desire, it burns through and shows.
Quote examples
Robert Crumb
American Artist
The only burning passion I'm sure I have, is the passion for sex.
Quote examples
Harry Shearer
American Actor
That's life's big joke: we all end up looking like Mr. Burns.
Quote examples
Jesse Jackson
American Activist
So many bright stars, bright in life, burn out quickly.
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