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

Recent Examples on the Web

Such discoveries are incredibly rare, with the vast majority of space rocks burning up in the atmosphere before reaching Earth. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 July 2025

Israel, in its recent conflict with Iran, deployed lasers to blast drones from the sky by burning up their guidance systems. —Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025

As our planet plows through this cosmic litter, the tiny particles burn up in our atmosphere, creating streaks of light across the sky. —Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025

Always supervise children when handling sparklers, which can burn up to 1,800 degrees or hotter. —John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 July 2025

Rhymes for burn up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup