burn down

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

The disgruntled employee accused of burning down a Boyle Heights warehouse compared himself to Mangione, according to officials. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 July 2026

This date is commonly agreed upon as when the second version of the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was burned down by Herostratus. — USA Today, 7 July 2026

After a fire burns down the family’s home and turns their lives upside down, her children are placed in foster care. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026

Health care workers who impede these rituals for infection-control reasons often face hostility and violence; clinics have been attacked and burned down during this outbreak, furthering viral spread. — Alice Park, Time, 2 July 2026

Rhymes for burn down

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