to burn a hole in sth
1burn — [bɜːn ǁ bɜːrn] verb burned PTandPP or burnt [bɜːnt ǁ bɜːrnt] [transitive] 1. COMPUTING to copy information held on a computer s …
2burn — 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)¦ …
3burn — 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… …
4burn*/*/*/ — [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 …
5pocket — pock|et1 W2S2 [ˈpɔkıt US ˈpa: ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in clothes)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(small container)¦ 4¦(small area/amount)¦ 5 be in somebody s pocket 6 have something in your pocket 7 out of pocket 8 be/live in each other s pockets …
6poke — poke1 [pəuk US pouk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(with a finger/stick etc)¦ 2¦(through a space/hole)¦ 3¦(be seen)¦ 4 poke a hole 5 poke holes in something 6 poke fun at somebody 7 poke your nose into something 8 poke the fire 9¦(sex)¦ Phrasal verbs …
7mark — mark1 W2S3 [ma:k US ma:rk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(dirt)¦ 2¦(damaged area)¦ 3¦(coloured area)¦ 4¦(writing)¦ 5¦(level/number)¦ 6¦(student s work)¦ 7 full/top marks for effort/trying/persistence etc 8 high/low mark 9 make/leave your …
8go — 1 verb past tense went, past participle gone, 3rd person singular present tense goes TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE SPEAKER 1 LEAVE SOMEWHERE (I) to leave a place to go somewhere else; depart: I wanted to go, but Anna wanted to stay. | It s late; I must… …
9tear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun from the eyes ADJECTIVE ▪ angry, bitter, emotional ▪ There were angry tears in Lily s eyes. ▪ happy ▪ burning, f …
10poke — 1 verb 1 WITH A FINGER/STICK ETC (T) to quickly push into something or someone with your finger, a stick, or something pointed: Andy poked the fish to see if it was still alive. | Be careful with that umbrella, or you ll poke someone in the eye.… …
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