burn down

phrasal verb

burned down or burnt down; burning down; burns down

1

of a building or other structure : to be destroyed by fire

The hotel burned down in 1922.

2

of a fire : to become smaller : to gradually produce less and less flame

We watched the fire as it slowly burned down.

3

: to destroy (something) by fire

Vandals burned down the school.

burned it down

Examples of burn down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So, when Nottoway burned down, many African Americans took to social media with humorous memes to resurrect the history that was buried by the estate’s brand of antebellum nostalgia. —Essence, 29 Oct. 2025

Taylor was also hit hard, with the fires burning down his home studio and much of Dawes’ recording equipment. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025

Three months later, my house burned down. —R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025

Another more fanciful origin story goes that the Jade Emperor (a principal figure in Chinese mythology) threatened to burn down a village after its citizens accidentally killed his favorite pet crane. —Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for burn down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown