burn off (verb)
11burn — I. /bɜn / (say bern) verb (burnt or burned, burning) –verb (i) 1. to be on fire: the fuel burns. 2. (of a furnace, etc.) to contain fire. 3. to feel heat or a physiologically identical sensation: his face was burning in the wind. 4. Sport (of a… …
12burn — I UK [bɜː(r)n] / US [bɜrn] verb Word forms burn : present tense I/you/we/they burn he/she/it burns present participle burning past tense burned or burnt UK [bɜː(r)nt] / US [bɜrnt] past participle burned or burnt *** 1) [intransitive] if a fire or …
13burn up — phrasal verb Word forms burn up : present tense I/you/we/they burn up he/she/it burns up present participle burning up past tense burned up or burnt up past participle burned up or burnt up 1) [intransitive/transitive] if something burns up, or… …
14ˌburn 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] …
15burn — verb 1) the shed was burning Syn: be on fire, be alight, be ablaze, blaze, go up, go up in smoke, be in flames, be aflame; smolder, glow 2) he burned the letters Syn: set fire to, se …
16burn — verb 1) the coal was burning Syn: be on fire, be alight, blaze, go up (in smoke), be in flames, smoulder, glow 2) he burned the letters Syn: set fire to, set alight, set light to, k …
17burn — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German brunno spring of water Date: before 12th century British creek 2 II. verb (burned or burnt; burning) Etymology: Middle English birnen, from Old English …
18burn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. oxidize, consume; blaze, flame; fire; sear, char, scorch; destroy. See heat, desire, excitability. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. blister, scorch, scald, wound, impairment, trauma, first degree burn, second… …
19burn and return — v. To purchase an audio CD, make a copy of it using a CD burner, and then return the original CD for a refund. Also: burn and return, burn/return. Example Citation: HMV Canada is back pedalling on a 14 year old no hassle return policy that grants …
20burn*/*/*/ — [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 …
