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burn up
informal
to have a bad fever
• "You're burning up!" she said, touching his forehead., burn up with sth
If you burn up with an emotion, you feel that emotion so strongly that you cannot act in a reasonable way
• He was burnt up with jealousy and suspicion., burn (sth) down
[ M ]
to destroy something, especially a building, by fire, or to be destroyed by fire
• He tried to burn down the school by setting fire to papers on a noticeboard., burn out
BREAK
2. If something such as a motor burns out, it stops working because of damage from heat
• It looks like the starter motor on the car has burnt out., burn out
FIRE
1. If a fire burns out, it stops producing flames because nothing remains that can burn. , burn yourself out
[ R ]
to be forced to stop working because you have become ill or very tired from working too hard
• Stop working so hard - you'll burn yourself out., burn (sth) up
[ M ]
to destroy something completely with fire or heat, or to be destroyed completely by fire or heat
• Meteorites often burn up in the atmosphere before they reach the Earth., burn sth off/up
[ M ]
to use or get rid of energy or fat by doing a lot of physical exercise
• Running is an excellent way to burn off excess calories., burn with sth
If you burn with an emotion, you feel that emotion very strongly
• They were both burning with desire.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb
ignite:
The wood will burn with a hot fire.
Simple Definitions
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verb damage/injure by fire/heat ADV. badly, seriously, severely | completely The car was found abandoned in a wood, completely burnt out. | partially, partly | easily fair skin that burns easily | ceremonially Bishop Tunstall preached a sermon against the book, after which copies were ceremonially burnt. | down, out The factory burned down last year. PHRASES be burnt alive, be burnt to ashes/a cinder/a crisp I like my steak burnt to a cinder on the outside and blood red and juicy inside. | burn/be burnt to death Several people were burnt to death. | be burnt to the ground The building was burnt to the ground. be on fire ADV. fiercely The fire was still burning fiercely. | steadily | slowly Fresh leaves will burn slowly with billows of smoke. produce light ADV. brightly Their torches burnt brightly in the dark. be filled with strong feeling ADV. fiercely Her eyes burned fiercely. | slowly She could sense the anger burning slowly inside him. PREP. with He was burning with indignation., noun ADJ. horrific, nasty, serious, severe, terrible | minor, slight | first-/second-/third-degree | cigarette VERB + BURN suffer | die from/of | treat, treat sb for BURN + NOUN mark PHRASES 20, 50, etc. per cent burns He was treated in hospital for 60 per cent burns.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idioms beginning with BURN, Also see CRASH AND BURN; EARS ARE BURNING; FIDDLE WHILE ROME BURNS; (BURN) IN EFFIGY; KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING; MONEY BURNS A HOLE IN ONE'S POCKET; MONEY TO BURN; SLOW BURN.
American Heritage Idioms
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to be burning
burn
to produce heat and flames:
• The fire was still burning. • A pile of branches was burning in the yard.
be on fire
if a building, car, piece of clothing etc is on fire, it is burning and being damaged:
• Before long, the neighbouring houses were on fire too.
be alight
especially written if something is alight, it is burning:
• By the time the fire engines got there, the whole building was already alight. • The candle was still alight.
be ablaze
especially written if something is ablaze, it is burning with a lot of flames, so that it is seriously damaged:
• Twelve hours after the bombing raid, many parts of the city were still ablaze. • The two hundred tonnes of straw were now ablaze and firefighters struggled to get the fire under control.
blaze
to burn very brightly with a lot of flames and heat:
• A big log fire was blazing in the fireplace.
smoulder
British English , smolder American English to burn slowly and continuously, producing smoke but no flames:
• A cigarette smouldered in the ashtray. • The fire in the chemical factory was so intense that it was still smouldering a week later.
flicker
if a fire or flame flickers, it burns with an unsteady light that appears and disappears quickly:
• A welcoming fire flickered in the grate. • Inside the shrine candles flicker next to statues of saints.
to start burning
catch fire
to start burning accidentally:
• We were worried the house would catch fire. • Two farm workers died when a barn caught fire yesterday.
burst into flames
to suddenly start burning and produce a lot of flames that cause serious damage:
• The plane crashed into the side of the mountain and burst into flames.
ignite
technical if a chemical or gas ignites, it starts burning:
• The compound ignites at 450 degrees Celsius. • Scientists could not explain why the gas had suddenly ignited.
to burn something
burn
to damage or destroy something with fire or heat:
• She lit a fire and burned his letters one by one.
set fire to something
( also set something on fire ) to make something start burning so that it gets damaged:
• Vandals set fire to an empty warehouse. • Teresa wondered if the burning log might set fire to the curtains. • The Vikings attacked villages along the coast and set them on fire. • Sparks from the fireplace could easily set the curtains on fire.
scorch
to damage the surface of something by burning it so that a dark mark is left on it:
• Having the iron on a very high heat can scorch the fabric. • The heater was left on all night and it scorched the wall.
singe
to damage hair, wool, paper etc by burning it slightly so that the ends or edges are burnt:
• The flames were hot enough to singe your eyebrows.
scald
to burn your skin with very hot liquid or steam:
• The coffee was so hot it nearly scalded his tongue. • It’s easy to knock a pan off the stove and scald yourself. • He was scalded by steam escaping from the broken pipe.
ignite
technical to make something start to burn, especially something that burns easily such as a gas or chemical:
• The gas is ignited by an electrical spark. • It appears he threw away a lit cigarette which ignited the petrol spilt on the ground.
to make something stop burning
put out
to make something such as a fire, cigarette, or candle stop burning:
• It took firefighters four hours to put out the blaze. • She threw sand on the fire to put it out. • I put out my cigarette and went back into the house.
extinguish
formal to make something such as a fire, cigarette, or candle stop burning:
• He managed to extinguish the flames with his coat. • Customers who smoke will be asked to extinguish their cigarettes or leave the premises.
blow out
to make a flame or fire stop burning by blowing on it:
• He blew out the candle and went to sleep. • The wind blew out the fire.
Longman-Thesaurus
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burn
adverbs
be badly/severely burned
• His face had been badly burned in the fire.
be burned alive
• The animals were burned alive when a farm building caught fire.
phrases
be burned to death
• Anyone inside the truck would have been burned to death.
be burned at the stake
(= burned in a fire as a punishment )
• In those days witches were burned at the stake.
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