burn

v. be on fire, be in flames; combust; singe; scorch; scald; be singed

n. singe, scalding; flaming, combustion; bourn, brook, small stream (Scottish, English)

Burning is the process of combustion, an exothermic reaction between a substance (the fuel) and a gas (the oxidizer).Burn, burning or burned may also refer to:Burn (injury), injury to the skin caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, or radiationBurn (stream), in Scotland and north-eastern England, a type of stream which is smaller than a riverBurn (computer game), a computer game, a first-person shooter computer game released in 2007Burn, North Yorkshire, a village in North Yorkshire, EnglandBurn and Burn Sugar Free, energy drinks by Coca-ColaBurn in, to exercise components (such as electronics) before putting them into serviceBurning, a self sustaining thermonuclear (nuclear fusion) reactionBurning, the recording process for various technologies based on compact discs or DVDsBurning-in, a manipulation during photographic enlargement to darken selected areas of the final printBurned (image), an image with highlights or shadows considerably outside the medium's gamutExecution by burning, an execution by fire, usually by being burned to death on a pyreIndian burn, common school prank also called a Chinese burnBurn notice, an official statement issued between intelligence agencies stating that an individual or a group is or has become unreliable.
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Burn! (Italian title: Queimada) is a 1969 film starring Marlon Brando and directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. The plot is loosely based on events in the history of Haiti. The main character is named after William Walker, the famous American filibuster. While based on issues that Walker symbolically represented, the film is not based on the life of Walker.
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Burn injury to tissues caused by the contact with heat, flame, chemicals, electricity, or radiation. [more]Burn - Community and Resources

Noun
1. pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
(synonym) burning
(hypernym) pain, hurting
2. a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
(synonym) tan, suntan, sunburn
(hypernym) hyperpigmentation
(derivation) sunburn
3. an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
(hypernym) injury, hurt, harm, trauma
(hyponym) electric burn
(derivation) cauterize, cauterise
4. a burned place or area
(synonym) burn mark
(hypernym) blemish, defect, mar
(hyponym) cigarette burn
5. damage inflicted by burning
(hypernym) damage, harm, hurt, scathe
(hyponym) scald
Verb
1. destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
(synonym) fire, burn down
(hypernym) destroy, ruin
(hyponym) backfire
(verb-group) combust
(derivation) burn mark
2. shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"
(synonym) glow
(hypernym) shine, beam
(hyponym) gutter
3. undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"
(synonym) combust
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) burn down, burn up, go up
(verb-group) fire, burn down
4. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
(synonym) bite, sting
(hypernym) ache, smart, hurt
(hyponym) nettle, urticate
(derivation) burning
5. cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
(synonym) combust
(hyponym) ignite, light
(cause) combust
(verb-group) erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate
6. feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"
(hypernym) feel, experience
7. cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"
(synonym) incinerate
(hypernym) change integrity
(verb-group) incinerate
(derivation) burn mark
8. burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem"
(hypernym) execute, put to death
(entail) fire, burn down
9. spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn"
(hypernym) waste, blow, squander
10. feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning"
(hypernym) ache, smart, hurt
(verb-group) bite, sting
(derivation) burning
11. burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"
(synonym) cauterize, cauterise
(hypernym) treat, care for
(entail) sear, scorch
12. get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
(synonym) sunburn
(hypernym) discolor, discolour, colour, color
(derivation) tan, suntan, sunburn
13. create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"
(synonym) cut
(hypernym) produce, make, create
(verb-group) cut
14. use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"
(synonym) burn off, burn up
(hypernym) consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
15. burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"
(hypernym) damage
(hyponym) scald
(derivation) burn mark

(v. t.)
To perfect or improve by fire or heat; to submit to the action of fire or heat for some economic purpose; to destroy or change some property or properties of, by exposure to fire or heat in due degree for obtaining a desired residuum, product, or effect; to bake; as, to burn clay in making bricks or pottery; to burn wood so as to produce charcoal; to burn limestone for the lime.
  

(v. t.)
To make or produce, as an effect or result, by the application of fire or heat; as, to burn a hole; to burn charcoal; to burn letters into a block.
  

(v. t.)
To injure by fire or heat; to change destructively some property or properties of, by undue exposure to fire or heat; to scorch; to scald; to blister; to singe; to char; to sear; as, to burn steel in forging; to burn one's face in the sun; the sun burns the grass.
  

(v. t.)
To consume, injure, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does; as, to burn the mouth with pepper.
  

(v. t.)
To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood.
  

(v. t.)
To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize; as, a man burns a certain amount of carbon at each respiration; to burn iron in oxygen.
  

(v. t.)
To apply a cautery to; to cauterize.
  

(v. i.)
To suffer from, or be scorched by, an excess of heat.
  

(v. i.)
To have a condition, quality, appearance, sensation, or emotion, as if on fire or excessively heated; to act or rage with destructive violence; to be in a state of lively emotion or strong desire; as, the face burns; to burn with fever.
  

(v. i.)
To combine energetically, with evolution of heat; as, copper burns in chlorine.
  

(v. i.)
To be of fire; to flame.
  

(v. i.)
In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought.
  

(n.)
The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking; as, they have a good burn.
  

(n.)
A small stream.
  

(n.)
A hurt, injury, or effect caused by fire or excessive or intense heat.
  

(n.)
A disease in vegetables. See Brand, n., 6.