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

At the same time, many owners of homes and businesses that burned down are more focused on navigating the byzantine rebuilding process and trying to sell their lots than on maintaining their properties. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

And then 9/11 happened, and at that point, whatever appetite the United States had had for people running around, burning down buildings as a tool for political change just vanished. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

Another massive plume of smoke extended into the air as the fire appeared to be burning down the exterior wall and onto a lower roof. — Iris Salem, CBS News, 20 June 2026

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

Rhymes for burn down

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