sun|burn

sun|burn
sun|burn «SUHN BURN», noun, verb, -burned or -burnt, -burn|ing.
–n.
1. a burning condition of the skin caused by the sun's rays or by a sun lamp. A sunburn is often red and painful. »

Bad sunburns often cause freckles.

2. the color of red or tan resulting from sunburn.
–v.i.
1. to burn the skin by the sun's rays.
2. to become burned by the sun: »

Her skin sunburns very quickly.

–v.t.
1. to affect with sunburn: »

He is sunburned from a day on the beach.

2. to burn (the skin) by exposure to the sun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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