burn

1a :  to consume fuel and give off heat, light, and gases a small fire burns on the hearthb :  to undergo combustion; also :  to undergo nuclear fission or nuclear fusionc :  to contain a fire a little stove burning in the cornerd :  to give off light :  shine, glow a light burning in the window

2a :  to be hot the burning sandb :  to produce or undergo discomfort or pain ears burning from the coldc :  to become emotionally excited or agitated: such as (1) :  to yearn ardently burning to tell the story (2) :  to be or become very angry or disgusted the remark made him burn

3a :  to undergo alteration or destruction by the action of fire or heat the house burned down the potatoes burned to a crispb :  to die in the electric chair

4 :  to force or make a way by or as if by burning her words burned into his heart

5 :  to suffer sunburn she burns easily

1a :  to cause to undergo combustion; especially :  to destroy by fire burned the trashb :  to use as fuel this furnace burns gasc :  to use up :  consume burn calories

2a :  to transform by exposure to heat or fire burn clay to bricksb :  to produce by burning burned a hole in his sleevec :  to record digital data or music on (an optical disk) using a laser burn a CD; also :  to record (data or music) in this way burn songs onto a disk

3a :  to injure or damage by or as if by exposure to fire, heat, or radiation :  scorch burned his handb :  to execute by burning burned heretics at the stake; also :  electrocute

1 :  to be on fire or to set on fire a candle burning

2 :  to destroy or be destroyed by fire or heat The building burned to the ground.

3 :  to make or produce by fire or heat Sparks burned a hole in my shirt.

4 :  to give light lanterns burning

5 :  to injure or affect by or as if by fire or heat I burned my finger. The hot peppers burned my throat.

6 :  to ruin by cooking too long or with too much heat

7 :  to feel or cause to feel as if on fire burning with fever

8 :  to feel a strong emotion burn with anger