burn | (verb) get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun | Synonyms: sunburn |
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(verb) undergo combustion | Synonyms: combust |
(verb) cause to undergo combustion | Synonyms: incinerate |
(verb) destroy by fire | Synonyms: burn down, fire |
(verb) damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation | - |
(verb) burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent | Synonyms: cauterise, cauterize |
(verb) use up (energy) | Synonyms: burn off, burn up |
(verb) create by duplicating data | Synonyms: cut |
(verb) feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion | - |
(verb) cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort | Synonyms: bite, sting |
(verb) feel hot or painful | - |
(verb) spend (significant amounts of money) | - |
(verb) execute by tying to a stake and setting alight | - |
(verb) shine intensely, as if with heat | Synonyms: glow |
(verb) cause to burn or combust | Synonyms: combust |
burnish | (verb) polish and make shiny | Synonyms: buff, furbish |
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