burn is the dictionary form of burnt Definition of burn
burnt
1. [ verb ] destroy by fire
Synonyms: burn_down fire
Examples:

"They burned the house and his diaries"

Related terms: destroy cremate scorch backfire torch fire fire
2. [ verb ] shine intensely, as if with heat
Synonyms: glow
Examples:

"The coals were glowing in the dark" "The candles were burning"

Related terms: shine gutter incandescence
3. [ verb ] undergo combustion
Synonyms: combust
Examples:

"Maple wood burns well"

Related terms: change_state smolder burn_down flare deflagrate scorch flame blaze combustion
4. [ verb ] cause a sharp of stinging pain or discomfort
Synonyms: bite sting
Examples:

"The sun burned his face"

Related terms: ache urticate nettle stinger stinger
5. [ verb ] cause to burn or combust
Synonyms: combust
Examples:

"The sun burned off the fog" "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"

Related terms: change_integrity ignite set_ablaze char deflagrate ignite
6. [ verb ] cause to undergo combustion
Synonyms: incinerate
Examples:

"burn garbage" "The car burns only Diesel oil"

Related terms: change_integrity incinerate burner incineration
7. [ verb ] feel strong emotion, esp. anger or passion
Examples:

"She was burning with anger" "He was burning to try out his new skies"

Related terms: feel
8. [ verb ] (surgery) burn or sear (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
Synonyms: cauterise cauterize
Examples:

"The surgeon cauterized the wart"

Related terms: treat cautery cautery sear
9. [ noun ] a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
Synonyms: tan sunburn suntan
Related terms: hyperpigmentation physiological_state sunburn tan
10. [ verb ] (law) burn at the stake
Examples:

"Witches were burned in Salem"

Related terms: execute
11. [ verb ] spend (significant amounts of money)
Examples:

"He has money to burn"

Related terms: waste
12. [ verb ] (color) get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
Synonyms: sunburn
Related terms: discolor tan
13. [ verb ] feel hot or painful
Examples:

"My eyes are burning"

Related terms: ache bite
14. [ noun ] (medicine) pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
Synonyms: burning
Related terms: pain
15. [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 30675
16. [ verb ] record a performance on
Synonyms: cut
Examples:

"cut a record"

Related terms: produce record cut cut cut
17. [ noun ] a burned place or area
Synonyms: burn_mark
Related terms: blemish cigarette_burn
18. [ verb ] use up (energy)
Synonyms: burn_off burn_up
Examples:

"burn off calories through vigorous exercise"

Related terms: consume
19. [ verb ] burn with heat, fire, or radiation
Examples:

: "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"

Related terms: damage singe char scald
20. [ noun ] (medicine) an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
Related terms: injury scorch sunburn first-degree_burn second-degree_burn third-degree_burn scald electric_burn cauterize
21. [ noun ] damage inflicted by burning
Related terms: damage scald
Similar spelling:   burnett
  Burnette
  burn_out
  burned