Burn

Quick meaning: Burn is a noun meaning A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.

Meaning

A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.

More Meanings

1. A sensation resembling such an injury.
2. The act of burning something with fire.
3. Physical sensation in the muscles following strenuous exercise, caused by build-up of lactic acid.
4. (uncountable, UK, chiefly prison slang) Tobacco.
5. (computing) The writing of data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
6. (slang) An intense non-physical sting, as left by shame or an effective insult.
7. (slang) An effective insult, often in the expression sick burn (excellent or badass insult).

Example Sentences

He burnt his hand in the fire.

chili burn from eating hot peppers

One and, two and, keep moving; feel the burn!

They’re doing a controlled burn of the fields.

Word Forms

• burns
• burning
• burned
• burnt
• burnest
• burnedst
• burntest
• burneth

Synonyms for burn

Depending on context, synonyms include combust, forburn, outburn, torch, forsweal, incinerate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include combust, burn up, incinerate, sunburn, suntan, glow.

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