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

When everything is burning down, SOCs are the firefighters working to protect an organization’s systems. —Alex Lanstein, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025

My first attempt to microwave chicken (wrapped in aluminum foil) nearly burned down my school. —Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025

The initial plot concerns sullen teen Quinn (Katie Douglas) and her fraying bond with her depressed father (Aaron Abrams), who move to a sleepy Midwest town that is decaying after the local corn syrup factory shudders and is burned down. —William Earl, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025

Approximately 20 out of its 30 structures were completely burned down, according to the Associated Press. —Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 27 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for burn down

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