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 night before classes began in 1913, the Douglass schoolhouse was burned down. —Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026

The Boise Fire Department burned down most of the mall last winter. —Matan Josephy, Idaho Statesman, 17 June 2026

IndieWire spoke to director Smith ahead of the finale to break down key moments, including a housefire that burned down the Eternal Values’ compound near Lake Lure, North Carolina — the house Richards eventually escaped from. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 June 2026

Just three months before the city was to host the Democratic National Convention, the new Convention Hall burned down. —Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026

Rhymes for burn down

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