burn
1. pain that feels hot as if it were on fire (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
burning
• Hypernyms:
pain, hurting
2. a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
tan, suntan, sunburn
• Derivationally related forms:
sunburn (for: sunburn), suntan (for: suntan), tan (for: tan)
• Hypernyms:
hyperpigmentation
3. an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
• Hypernyms:
injury, hurt, harm, trauma
• Hyponyms:
electric burn, scorch, singe, scald, first-degree burn,
second-degree burn, third-degree burn
4. a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
• Syn:
burn mark
• Hypernyms:
blemish, defect, mar
• Hyponyms:
cigarette burn
5. damage inflicted by fire
• Hypernyms:
damage, harm, hurt, scathe
• Hyponyms:
scald
1. destroy by fire (Freq. 11)
- They burned the house and his diaries
• Syn:
fire, burn down
• Derivationally related forms:
fire (for: fire), burnable
• Hypernyms:
destroy, ruin
• Hyponyms:
backfire, cremate, torch, scorch
• Verb Group:
combust, incinerate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- They burn the trees
2. shine intensely, as if with heat (Freq. 10)
- The coals were glowing in the dark
- The candles were burning
• Syn:
glow
• Derivationally related forms:
glow (for: glow)
• Hypernyms:
shine, beam
• Hyponyms:
gutter
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Lights burn on the horizon
- The horizon is burning with lights
3. undergo combustion (Freq. 9)
- Maple wood burns well
• Syn:
combust
• Derivationally related forms:
combustible (for: combust), combustive (for: combust), combustion (for: combust), burnable
• Hypernyms:
change state, turn
• Hyponyms:
burn down, burn up, go up, smolder, smoulder,
scorch, sear, singe, deflagrate, flame, flare,
flame up, blaze up, blaze
• Verb Group:
fire, burn down
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- The wooden sticks burn
- These fabrics burn easily
4. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort (Freq. 4)
- The sun burned his face
• Syn:
bite, sting
• Derivationally related forms:
sting (for: sting), stinger (for: sting)
• Hypernyms:
ache, smart, hurt
• Hyponyms:
nettle, urticate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
5. cause to burn or combust (Freq. 2)
- The sun burned off the fog
- We combust coal and other fossil fuels
• Syn:
combust
• Derivationally related forms:
combustible (for: combust), combustive (for: combust), combustion (for: combust), burnable
• Hyponyms:
ignite, light, set ablaze, set aflame, set on fire,
set afire, char, coal, deflagrate
• Verb Group:
erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate
• Cause:
combust
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- They burn the trees
6. feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion (Freq. 2)
- She was burning with anger
- He was burning to try out his new skies
• Hypernyms:
feel, experience
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
7. cause to undergo combustion (Freq. 2)
- burn garbage
- The car burns only Diesel oil
• Syn:
incinerate
• Derivationally related forms:
incineration (for: incinerate), incinerator (for: incinerate), burnable, burner
• Hypernyms:
change integrity
• Verb Group:
incinerate, fire, burn down
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
8. burn at the stake (Freq. 1)
- Witches were burned in Salem
• Hypernyms:
execute, put to death
• Entailment:
fire, burn down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
9. spend (significant amounts of money) (Freq. 1)
- He has money to burn
• Hypernyms:
waste, blow, squander
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
10. feel hot or painful (Freq. 1)
- My eyes are burning
• Hypernyms:
ache, smart, hurt
• Verb Group:
bite, sting
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
11. burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent (Freq. 1)
- The surgeon cauterized the wart
• Syn:
cauterize, cauterise
• Derivationally related forms:
cauterisation (for: cauterise), cautery (for: cauterise), cauterization (for: cauterize), cauterant (for: cauterize), cautery (for: cauterize)
• Hypernyms:
treat, care for
• Entailment:
sear, scorch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
12. get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
sunburn
• Derivationally related forms:
sunburn (for: sunburn)
• Hypernyms:
discolor, discolour, colour, color
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
13. create by duplicating data
- cut a disk
- burn a CD
• Syn:
cut
• Hypernyms:
produce, make, create
• Verb Group:
cut
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
14. use up (energy)
- burn off calories through vigorous exercise
• Syn:
burn off, burn up
• Hypernyms:
consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete,
exhaust, run through, wipe out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
15. burn with heat, fire, or radiation
- The iron burnt a hole in my dress
• Derivationally related forms:
burnable
• Hypernyms:
damage
• Hyponyms:
scald, char, blacken, sear, scorch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
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