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  5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Burn  \Burn\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Burned}  (?)  or  {Burnt}  (?);  p. 
  pr  &  vb  n.  {Burning}.]  [OE.  bernen,  brennen,  v.  t.,  early 
  confused  with  beornen  birnen,  v.  i.,  AS  b[ae]rnan,  bernan 
  v.  t.,  birnan  v.  i.;  akin  to  OS  brinnan,  OFries  barna, 
  berna,  OHG.  brinnan,  brennan  G.  brennen,  OD  bernen,  D. 
  branden,  Dan.  br[ae]nde,  Sw  br["a]nna,  brinna  Icel.  brenna, 
  Goth.  brinnan,  brannjan  (in  comp.),  and  possibly  to  E. 
  fervent.] 
  1.  To  consume  with  fire;  to  reduce  to  ashes  by  the  action  of 
  heat  or  fire;  --  frequently  intensified  by  up:  as  to  burn 
  up  wood.  ``We'll  burn  his  body  in  the  holy  place.'' 
  --Shak. 
 
  2.  To  injure  by  fire  or  heat;  to  change  destructively  some 
  property  or  properties  of  by  undue  exposure  to  fire  or 
  heat;  to  scorch;  to  scald;  to  blister;  to  singe;  to  char; 
  to  sear;  as  to  burn  steel  in  forging;  to  burn  one's  face 
  in  the  sun;  the  sun  burns  the  grass. 
 
  3.  To  perfect  or  improve  by  fire  or  heat;  to  submit  to  the 
  action  of  fire  or  heat  for  some  economic  purpose;  to 
  destroy  or  change  some  property  or  properties  of  by 
  exposure  to  fire  or  heat  in  due  degree  for  obtaining  a 
  desired  residuum,  product,  or  effect;  to  bake;  as  to  burn 
  clay  in  making  bricks  or  pottery;  to  burn  wood  so  as  to 
  produce  charcoal;  to  burn  limestone  for  the  lime. 
 
  4.  To  make  or  produce,  as  an  effect  or  result,  by  the 
  application  of  fire  or  heat;  as  to  burn  a  hole;  to  burn 
  charcoal;  to  burn  letters  into  a  block. 
 
  5.  To  consume,  injure,  or  change  the  condition  of  as  if  by 
  action  of  fire  or  heat;  to  affect  as  fire  or  heat  does 
  as  to  burn  the  mouth  with  pepper. 
 
  This  tyrant  fever  burns  me  up  --Shak. 
 
  This  dry  sorrow  burns  up  all  my  tears.  --Dryden. 
 
  When  the  cold  north  wind  bloweth,  .  .  .  it  devoureth 
  the  mountains,  and  burneth  the  wilderness,  and 
  consumeth  the  grass  as  fire.  --Ecclus. 
  xliii.  20,  21. 
 
  6.  (Surg.)  To  apply  a  cautery  to  to  cauterize. 
 
  7.  (Chem.)  To  cause  to  combine  with  oxygen  or  other  active 
  agent,  with  evolution  of  heat;  to  consume;  to  oxidize;  as 
  a  man  burns  a  certain  amount  of  carbon  at  each 
  respiration;  to  burn  iron  in  oxygen. 
 
  {To  burn},  {To  burn  together},  as  two  surfaces  of  metal 
  (Engin.),  to  fuse  and  unite  them  by  pouring  over  them  a 
  quantity  of  the  same  metal  in  a  liquid  state. 
 
  {To  burn  a  bowl}  (Game  of  Bowls),  to  displace  it 
  accidentally,  the  bowl  so  displaced  being  said  to  be 
  burned. 
 
  {To  burn  daylight},  to  light  candles  before  it  is  dark;  to 
  waste  time;  to  perform  superfluous  actions.  --Shak. 
 
  {To  burn  one's  fingers},  to  get  one's  self  into  unexpected 
  trouble,  as  by  interfering  the  concerns  of  others 
  speculation,  etc 
 
  {To  burn  out},  to  destroy  or  obliterate  by  burning.  ``Must 
  you  with  hot  irons  burn  out  mine  eyes?''  --Shak. 
 
  {To  be  burned  out},  to  suffer  loss  by  fire,  as  the  burning  of 
  one's  house,  store,  or  shop,  with  the  contents. 
 
  {To  burn  up},  {To  burn  down},  to  burn  entirely. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Burn  \Burn\,  n. 
  1.  A  hurt,  injury,  or  effect  caused  by  fire  or  excessive  or 
  intense  heat. 
 
  2.  The  operation  or  result  of  burning  or  baking,  as  in 
  brickmaking;  as  they  have  a  good  burn. 
 
  3.  A  disease  in  vegetables.  See  {Brand},  n.,  6. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Burn  \Burn\,  n.  [See  1st  {Bourn}.] 
  A  small  stream.  [Scot.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Burn  \Burn\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  be  of  fire;  to  flame.  ``The  mount  burned  with  fire.'' 
  --Deut.  ix  15. 
 
  2.  To  suffer  from  or  be  scorched  by  an  excess  of  heat. 
 
  Your  meat  doth  burn,  quoth  I.  --Shak. 
 
  3.  To  have  a  condition,  quality,  appearance,  sensation,  or 
  emotion,  as  if  on  fire  or  excessively  heated;  to  act  or 
  rage  with  destructive  violence;  to  be  in  a  state  of  lively 
  emotion  or  strong  desire;  as  the  face  burns;  to  burn  with 
  fever. 
 
  Did  not  our  heart  burn  within  us  while  he  talked 
  with  us  by  the  way?  --Luke  xxiv. 
  32. 
 
  The  barge  she  sat  in  like  a  burnished  throne, 
  Burned  on  the  water.  --Shak. 
 
  Burning  with  high  hope.  --Byron. 
 
  The  groan  still  deepens,  and  the  combat  burns. 
  --Pope. 
 
  The  parching  air  Burns  frore,  and  cold  performs  the 
  effect  of  fire.  --Milton. 
 
  4.  (Chem.)  To  combine  energetically,  with  evolution  of  heat; 
  as  copper  burns  in  chlorine. 
 
  5.  In  certain  games,  to  approach  near  to  a  concealed  object 
  which  is  sought.  [Colloq.] 
 
  {To  burn  out},  to  burn  till  the  fuel  is  exhausted. 
 
  {To  burn  up},  {To  burn  down},  to  be  entirely  consumed. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  burn 
  n  1:  pain  that  feels  hot  as  if  it  were  on  fire  [syn:  {burning}] 
  2:  a  browning  of  the  skin  resulting  from  exposure  to  the  rays 
  of  the  sun  [syn:  {tan},  {suntan},  {sunburn}] 
  3:  an  injury  cause  by  exposure  to  fire  or  chemicals  or 
  radiation 
  4:  a  burned  place  or  area  [syn:  {burn  mark}] 
  5:  damage  inflicted  by  burning 
  v  1:  destroy  by  fire;  "They  burned  the  house  and  his  diaries" 
  [syn:  {fire},  {burn  down}] 
  2:  shine  intensely,  as  if  with  heat;  "The  coals  were  glowing  in 
  the  dark";  "The  candles  were  burning"  [syn:  {glow}] 
  3:  undergo  combustion;  "Maple  wood  burns  well"  [syn:  {combust}] 
  4:  cause  a  sharp  of  stinging  pain  or  discomfort;  "The  sun 
  burned  his  face"  [syn:  {bite},  {sting}] 
  5:  cause  to  burn 
  6:  feel  strong  emotion,  esp.  anger  or  passion;  "She  was  burning 
  with  anger";  "He  was  burning  to  try  out  his  new  skies" 
  7:  burn  up  completely;  reduce  to  ashes;  "burn  garbage"  [syn:  {incinerate}] 
  8:  burn  at  the  stake;  "Witches  were  burned  in  Salem" 
  9:  spend  (significant  amounts  of  money);  "He  has  money  to  burn" 
  10:  feel  hot  or  painful;  "My  eyes  are  burning" 
  11:  burn  or  sear  (tissue)  using  a  hot  iron  or  electric  current 
  or  a  caustic  agent;  "The  surgeon  cauterized  the  wart" 
  [syn:  {cauterize}] 
  12:  get  a  sunburn  by  overexposure  to  the  sun  [syn:  {sunburn}] 
  13:  use  up  (energy);  "burn  off  calories  through  vigorous 
  exercise"  [syn:  {burn  off},  {burn  up}] 
  14:  burn  with  heat,  fire,  or  radiation:  "The  iron  burnt  a  hole 
  in  my  dress" 




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