verbπShareTo cause to be consumed by fire."He burned his manuscript in the fireplace."disasteractionprocessenergyconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo be consumed by fire, or in flames."He watched the house burn."disasterenvironmentactioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo overheat so as to make unusable."He burned the toast. The blacksmith burned the steel."technicalmachineelectronicsenergyconditionutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo become overheated to the point of being unusable."The grill was too hot and the steak burned."conditiontechnicalutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make or produce by the application of fire or burning heat."to burn a hole;β to burn letters into a block"energyphysicschemistrydisasterfuelprocessconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo injure (a person or animal) with heat or chemicals that produce similar damage."She burned the child with an iron, and was jailed for ten years."medicinebodyactionphysiologysensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cauterize."The doctor burned the small wound to stop the bleeding. "medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo sunburn."She forgot to put on sunscreen and burned."appearancebodymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo consume, injure, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does."to burn the mouth with pepper"conditionactionmaterialphysicsenergydisasterprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo be hot, e.g. due to embarrassment."She burned with embarrassment when she realized she'd called her teacher "Mom." "sensationemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize."A human being burns a certain amount of carbon at each respiration.β to burn iron in oxygen"chemistryphysicsenergyprocessmaterialenvironmentdisasteractionfuelChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo combine energetically, with evolution of heat."Copper burns in chlorine."energyphysicschemistryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo write data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip."Weβll burn this program onto an EEPROM one hour before the demo begins."technologycomputingelectronicsmachinedevicetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo betray."The informant burned him."charactermoralattitudeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo insult or defeat."I just burned you again."communicationactionlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo waste (time); to waste money or other resources."The company has burned more than a million dollars a month this year."businesseconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareIn certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought."During the hide-and-seek game, Maya yelled "You're getting burned!" when David got close to the tree where she was hiding. "gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo accidentally touch a moving stone."He burned his hand when he accidentally touched the hot stone on the barbecue. "actiongeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareIn pontoon, to swap a pair of cards for another pair, or to deal a dead card.""In the final round of pontoon, Sarah burned her low pair hoping for a better hand." "gamebetentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo increase the exposure for certain areas of a print in order to make them lighter (compare dodge)."The photographer burned the edges of the print to make the center subject brighter. "artmediatechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(of an element) To be converted to another element in a nuclear fusion reaction, especially in a star"Deep inside the star, hydrogen burned into helium, releasing tremendous energy. "astronomyphysicsenergyelementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo discard."After the project was finished, she burned the old drafts. "actionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo shoot someone with a firearm."The gangster burned his rival in broad daylight. "weaponmilitarypoliceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
