burned Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb destroy by fire
   fire; burn; burn down.
   
   • They burned the house and his diaries
2. verb shine intensely, as if with heat
   burn; glow.
   
   • The coals were glowing in the dark
   • The candles were burning
3. verb undergo combustion
   combust; burn.
   
   • Maple wood burns well
4. verb cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
   bite; burn; sting.
   
   • The sun burned his face
5. verb cause to burn or combust
   combust; burn.
   
   • The sun burned off the fog
   • We combust coal and other fossil fuels
6. verb feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
   burn.
   
   • She was burning with anger
   • He was burning to try out his new skies
7. verb cause to undergo combustion
   incinerate; burn.
   
   • burn garbage
   • The car burns only Diesel oil
8. verb burn at the stake
   burn.
   
   • Witches were burned in Salem
9. verb spend (significant amounts of money)
   burn.
   
   • He has money to burn
10. verb feel hot or painful
    burn.
    
    • My eyes are burning
11. verb burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
    cauterise; burn; cauterize.
    
    • The surgeon cauterized the wart
12. verb get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
    sunburn; burn.
    
13. verb create by duplicating data
    cut; burn.
    
    • cut a disk
    • burn a CD
14. verb use up (energy)
    burn off; burn; burn up.
    
    • burn off calories through vigorous exercise
15. verb burn with heat, fire, or radiation
    burn.
    
    • The iron burnt a hole in my dress
16. adjective satellite treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
    burnt.
    
    • burnt sienna
17. adjective satellite destroyed or badly damaged by fire
    burned-over; burnt-out; burnt; burned-out.
    
    • a row of burned houses
    • a charred bit of burnt wood
    • a burned-over site in the forest
    • barricaded the street with burnt-out cars
18. adjective satellite ruined by overcooking
    burnt.
    
    • she served us underdone bacon and burnt biscuits

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