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