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.
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The fireball burned up over the southern Chinese province of Guangdong at 9:33 p.m. local time on May 28, according to multiple dashcam videos that have circulated online in the wake of the event.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 May 2025
As a result, most of it was expected to burn up, with the remaining pieces falling into the Indian Ocean.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 27 May 2025
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The Royals have been burning up the transactions wire Friday.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The bottle had burned up by the time Mescudi got there.
—Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 May 2025
As a result, most of it was expected to burn up, with the remaining pieces falling into the Indian Ocean.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 27 May 2025
More news: Former MLB Outfielder, World Series Champion, Dies From Brain Injury
The Royals have been burning up the transactions wire Friday.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The bottle had burned up by the time Mescudi got there.
—Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for burn up
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“Burn up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20up. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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