burn_down | ||
1. | [ verb ] burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire | |
Synonyms: | go_up burn_up | |
Examples: | "The hut burned down" "The mountain of paper went up in flames" |
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Related terms: | burn incinerate | |
2. | [ verb ] destroy by fire | |
Synonyms: | burn fire | |
Examples: | "They burned the house and his diaries" |
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Related terms: | destroy cremate torch backfire scorch burn burn burn fire fire burn | |
Similar spelling: |
burned burned-out |