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cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"

an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation

a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"

burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"

destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"

use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"

cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"

create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"

feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"

feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning"

spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn"

burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem"

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"

an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation

a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"

burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"

destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"

record a performance on; "cut a record"

use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"

cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"

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.

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.

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.

To apply a cautery to; to cauterize.

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.

To be of fire; to flame.

To suffer from, or be scorched by, an excess of heat.

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.

To combine energetically, with evolution of heat; as, copper burns in chlorine.

In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

To apply a cautery to; to cauterize.

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.

To be of fire; to flame.

To suffer from, or be scorched by, an excess of heat.

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.

To combine energetically, with evolution of heat; as, copper burns in chlorine.

In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought.

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

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

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

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

Injuries to tissues caused by contact with heat, steam, chemicals (BURNS, CHEMICAL), electricity (BURNS, ELECTRIC), or the like.

To destroy or injure by fire; to reduce to ashes; to scorch; to inflame or tan (the skin); to affect with a burning feeling.

To be on fire; to suffer from, or be injured by, too much heat; to glow; to shine; to be inflamed with passion or desire; as, he burns to win fame.

An injury to the flesh caused by fire; the result of too much heat.

Burnt and burned.

Burning.

1. To consume with fire. 2. To cause a lesion of the skin by heat. 3. To cause a lesion by acid or any other agent, similar to that caused by heat; to cauterize. 4. To suffer pain caused by excessive heat, or a similar pain from any cause. 5. A lesion caused by heat or any cauterizing agent.

To consume or injure by fire.

A hurt or mark caused by fire.

Injury or mark caused by fire.

To be on fire; to feel great heat.

To affect or destroy by or as by fire; consume; scorch.

To be on fire; appear or feel hot; be eager or excited; glow.

An effect or injury from burning; a burnt place.

A brook or rivulet. bourn; bourne.

A bodily hurt or injury caused by fire; the operation of burning or baking, as in brick-making; a brook. To burn one's fingers, to suffer from speculating or interfering in other men's matters.

To consume or injure with fire; to subject to the action of fire; to affect, as by the action of fire; to consume chemically; to cauterize.

To be on fire; to glow; to act with destructive violence; to be inflamed with passion or desire; to feel excess of heat.

An injury to the flesh by the action of fire.

To injure by fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of fire; to harden by fire; to scorch, as the clothes; to be on fire; to shine; to rage with violence or passion; to feel excess of heat in the body.

A brook; a small running stream.

Sax. bernan or byrnan, 'to burn or bren.' Us'tio, Ambus'tio, Adus'tio, Tresis Causis, Erythe'ma Ambus'tio, Causis, Encau'sis, Pyrieaus'tum, Combustu'ra, Catacau'ma, Combus'tio, (F.) Brulure. An injury produced by the action of too great heat on the body. Burns are of greater or less extent, from the simple irritation of the integument to the complete destruction of the part. The consequences are more or less severe, according to the extent of injury, and the part affected. Burns of the abdomen, when apparently doing well, are sometimes followed by fatal results. Their treatment varies,-at times, the antiphlogistic being required; at others, one more stimulating.

A lesion produced by heat. To consume with fire or caustic. [Old Eng.]

n. A rivulet or brook.

n. A hurt or injury caused by fire;—the operation of burning or baking, as bricks.

A hut caused by fire.