- burn something off
- remove (a substance) using a flame
using a blowtorch to burn off the paint
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burn sth off phrasal — verb (T) 1 to remove something by burning it: farmers burning off the stubble from the fields 2 burn off energy/fat/calories etc to use energy etc by doing physical exercise: I think I ll go for a walk and burn off a few calories! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
burn off — verb 1. use up (energy) (Freq. 1) burn off calories through vigorous exercise • Syn: ↑burn, ↑burn up • Hypernyms: ↑consume, ↑eat up, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
burn — burn1 W3S2 [bə:n US bə:rn] v past tense and past participle burnt [bə:nt US bə:rnt] or burned ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce flames and heat)¦ 2¦(destroy something with fire)¦ 3¦(injure/kill somebody with fire)¦ 4¦(sun)¦ 5¦(food)¦ 6¦(chemicals)¦ 7¦(fuel)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
burn — I UK [bɜː(r)n] / US [bɜrn] verb Word forms burn : present tense I/you/we/they burn he/she/it burns present participle burning past tense burned or burnt UK [bɜː(r)nt] / US [bɜrnt] past participle burned or burnt *** 1) [intransitive] if a fire or … English dictionary
burn — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] ♦♦ burns, burning, burned, burnt (The past tense and past participle is burned in American English, and burned or burnt in British English.) 1) VERB If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame… … English dictionary
burn*/*/*/ — [bɜːn] (past tense and past participle burned burnt [bɜːnt] ) verb I 1) [T] to damage or destroy something with fire Demonstrators burned flags outside the embassy.[/ex] The old part of the city was burned to the ground (= completely destroyed by … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
burn — burn1 [bʉrn] vt. burned or burnt, burning [ME brennen, bernen, burnen < ON & OE: ON brenna, to burn, light; OE bærnan, to kindle (akin to Goth brannjan, to cause to burn) & beornan, to be on fire, metathetic < Gmc * brinnan < IE * bhre n … English World dictionary
Off the Wall (album) — Off the Wall Studio album by Michael Jackson Released August 10, 1979 … Wikipedia
burn|er — «BUR nuhr», noun. 1. the part of a lamp, stove, or furnace where the flame is produced. 2. a thing or part that burns or works by heat: »Some stoves are oil burners; others are gas burners. 3. a person whose work is burning something: »a charcoal … Useful english dictionary
Burn After Reading — Infobox film name = Burn After Reading image size = 215px caption = International poster for Burn After Reading director = Joel Coen Ethan Coen producer = Joel Coen Ethan Coen writer = Joel Coen Ethan Coen starring = John Malkovich George Clooney … Wikipedia
