burn down

phrasal 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

In Milwaukee, rioters burned down a laundry in protest of Chinese immigration in 1889. —Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025

Bryan said Anderson’s roommate had been receiving threats of violence from her son, including threats of bodily harm and to burn down the house. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025

And once the wax burns down, the vessel, naturally, becomes an object of décor in its own right. —Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025

Through Blazy’s gaze, what looks outlandish is often revealed to be truer to itself than, for instance, the nearby tourist restaurants with candles burning down over beef bourguignon and accordions huffing in the corner. —Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for burn down

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