to burn up calories
1burn off — verb 1. use up (energy) (Freq. 1) burn off calories through vigorous exercise • Syn: ↑burn, ↑burn up • Hypernyms: ↑consume, ↑eat up, ↑ …
2burn 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: ↑ …
3burn 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 …
4burn off — v. use up energy and get rid of unwanted fat by doing exercises (e.g. burn off calories ); cause to burn; get rid of vegetation by fire or by using chemicals in order to clear land or in preparation for harvesting a root crop; get rid of surplus… …
5ˌburn 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] …
6burn — 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)¦ …
7calories — n. 1) to count calories 2) to burn calories 3) empty calories (in junk food) * * * to bum calories to count calories empty calories (in junk food) …
8burn — 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 …
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 — 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 …
