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burn


1. burn \'b*rn\ n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG brunno spring of water, L ferve-re to b]oil Brit

BROOK, RIVULET


2. burn \'b*rn\ \'b*rnd\ \'b*rnt\ \'b*r-n*-b*l\ \-nin\ \-nin-le-\ vb or burned or burnt; or burn.ing [ME birnen, fr. OE byrnan, v.i., brnan, v.t.; akin t]o OHG brinnan to burn, L ferve-re to boil

    BLAZE

    to undergo combustion

    to contain a fire {the stove is ~ing}

to produce or undergo an effect suggestive of fire

as

    to feel hot

    to become altered by or as if by the action of fire or heat; esp

SCORCH {crops under a torrid sun}

    to die in the electric chair

    to appear as if on fire

GLOW

    to cause to undergo combustion; esp

to destroy by fire {R@ trash}

    to use as fuel {this furnace ~s gas}

    to produce by the action of fires or heat {a hole}

    to injure or alter by or as if by fire or heat

    EXHAUST, DISSIPATE

    to subject to excessive speed or use slang

    IRRITATE, ANNOY

    CHEAT - burn.able aj


3. burn n

an injury, damage, or effect produced by or as if by burning

the act, process, or result of burning