burn up

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

The researchers also attempted to trace seven chemical compounds, including titanium, sodium and potassium, which get released as satellites burn up. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Firefighters reportedly found no working alarm, no suppression system, and three dead hydrants; the safety documents they’re legally entitled to see reportedly burned up in the blaze. — Petala Ironcloud, ArsTechnica, 7 Sep. 2026

What really drives this narrative beyond Nattiv’s skillfull filmmaking is a dynamite cast and roles for some extremely talented performers who burn up the screen like never before. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026

As a result, the Swift observatory is doomed to burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere later this year. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for burn up

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