burn up

phrasal verb

burned up or burnt up; burning up; burns up

: to be destroyed or cause (something) to be destroyed by fire

Most asteroids burn up upon entering the Earth's atmosphere.

Wildfires have been raging across the region burning up acres of forest.

Do we still need these old receipts? No, burn them up.

Examples of burn up in a Sentence

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If, like the Crew Dragon trunks, some might scatter large pieces across the Earth after failing to fully burn up, the prospect of human fatalities cannot be easily dismissed. —Samantha Lawler, Scientific American, 11 July 2024

The service module burns up in the atmosphere, so Boeing won't get it back for inspections to fully diagnose the causes of the leaks and thruster issues. —Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 10 July 2024

Parents should always supervise children when handling sparklers, which can burn up to 1,800 degrees or hotter. —John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2024

The service module is jettisoned prior to re-entry and burns up in the atmosphere. —William Harwood, CBS News, 21 June 2024