burn
1. burn \'b*rn\ n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG brunno spring of water, L
ferve-re to b]oil Brit : BROOK, RIVULET
2. burn \'b*rn\ \'b*rnd\ \'b*rnt\ \'b*r-n*-b*l\ \-nin\ \-nin-le-\ vb or
burned or burnt; or burn.ing [ME birnen, fr. OE byrnan, v.i., brnan,
v.t.; akin t]o OHG brinnan to burn, L ferve-re to boil 1a: BLAZE 1b: to
undergo combustion 1c: to contain a fire {the stove is ~ing} 2: to
produce or undergo an effect suggestive of fire : as 2a: to feel hot 2b:
to become altered by or as if by the action of fire or heat; esp : SCORCH
{crops ~ under a torrid sun} 2c: to die in the electric chair 2d: to
appear as if on fire : GLOW 1a: to cause to undergo combustion; esp : to
destroy by fire {R@ trash} 1b: to use as fuel {this furnace ~s gas} 1c: to
produce by the action of fires or heat {~ a hole} 2a: to injure or alter
by or as if by fire or heat 2b: EXHAUST, DISSIPATE 2c: to subject to
excessive speed or use slang 3a: IRRITATE, ANNOY 3b: CHEAT - burn.able
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3. burn n 1: an injury, damage, or effect produced by or as if by burning
2: the act, process, or result of burning