English verb: burn off | |||
| 1. | burn off (consumption) use up (energy) | ||
| Samples | Burn off calories through vigorous exercise. | ||
| Synonyms | burn, burn up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out | ||
| 2. | burn off (change) clear land of its vegetation by burning it off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bare, denudate, denude, strip | ||