burn off (verb)
1burn off — verb 1. use up (energy) (Freq. 1) burn off calories through vigorous exercise • Syn: ↑burn, ↑burn up • Hypernyms: ↑consume, ↑eat up, ↑ …
2burn off — verb Date: circa 1925 intransitive verb to be dissipated by the sun s warmth < waiting for the fog to burn off > transitive verb to cause to burn off …
3burn off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms burn off : present tense I/you/we/they burn off he/she/it burns off present participle burning off past tense burned off or burnt off past participle burned off or burnt off 1) to remove something by burning… …
4burn off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone burns off energy, they use it. [V P n (not pron)] This will improve your performance and help you burn off calories. [Also V n P] 2) PHRASAL VERB To burn off something unwanted means to get rid of it by burning it. [V P …
5burn-off — /ˈbɜn ɒf/ (say bern of) noun 1. the clearing of land by fire. 2. the area of land so burnt. 3. the elimination of rubbish by burning off: *a pleasure that fills a miner with the calm satisfaction of a boy at a burn off –david foster, 1981. Also,… …
6burn off — phr verb Burn off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑calorie, ↑fat …
7burn off — verb a) To dissipate as the result of heat. b) To cause to dissipate by applying heat. Syn: flare …
8burn up — verb 1. burn brightly (Freq. 1) Every star seemed to flare with new intensity • Syn: ↑flare, ↑flame up, ↑blaze up • Derivationally related forms: ↑flare (for: ↑ …
9burn 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! …
10burn — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] ♦♦ burns, burning, burned, burnt (The past tense and past participle is burned in American English, and burned or burnt in British English.) 1) VERB If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame… …
