- ˌburn sth ˈup
- phrasal verb
same as burn sth offDancers burn up a lot of calories.[/ex]
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ˌburn sth ˈup
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burn sth off phrasal — verb (T) 1 to remove something by burning it: farmers burning off the stubble from the fields 2 burn off energy/fat/calories etc to use energy etc by doing physical exercise: I think I ll go for a walk and burn off a few calories! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ˌburn sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to use up energy or get rid of fat from your body by doing physical activity Swimming can help you burn off calories.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌburn (sth) ˈdown — phrasal verb to destroy something large with fire, or to be destroyed in this way The entire house burnt down in 20 minutes.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
burn — [bɜːn ǁ bɜːrn] verb burned PTandPP or burnt [bɜːnt ǁ bɜːrnt] [transitive] 1. COMPUTING to copy information held on a computer s … Financial and business terms
burn something to a crisp — informal phrase to burn something completely The dinner was burned to a crisp. Thesaurus: to burn somethingsynonym Main entry: crisp * * * burn something completely, leaving only a charred remnant * * * … Useful english dictionary
burn something down — (or burn down) (of a building or structure) destroy or be destroyed completely by fire * * * ˌburn ˈdown | ˌburn sthˈdown derived to be destroyed, or to destroy sth, by fire • The house burned down in 1895. Main entry: ↑burnderi … Useful english dictionary
burn something to a cinder — burn sth to a ˈcinder/ˈcrisp idiom to cook sth for too long or with too much heat, so that it becomes badly burnt Main entry: ↑burnidiom … Useful english dictionary
burn — burn1 W3S2 [bə:n US bə:rn] v past tense and past participle burnt [bə:nt US bə:rnt] or burned ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce flames and heat)¦ 2¦(destroy something with fire)¦ 3¦(injure/kill somebody with fire)¦ 4¦(sun)¦ 5¦(food)¦ 6¦(chemicals)¦ 7¦(fuel)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
burn — 1 verb past and past participle burnt or burned FIRE 1 PRODUCE HEAT (I) to produce heat and flames: Is the fire still burning? 2 DESTROY WITH FIRE (I, T) to be destroyed by fire or destroy something with fire: burn sth: I burnt all his old… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
burn*/*/*/ — [bɜːn] (past tense and past participle burned burnt [bɜːnt] ) verb I 1) [T] to damage or destroy something with fire Demonstrators burned flags outside the embassy.[/ex] The old part of the city was burned to the ground (= completely destroyed by … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
