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Noun burn has 5 senses

burn, burning - pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
--₁ is a kind of pain, hurting

Derived forms: verb burn₁₀, verb burn₄
tan, suntan, sunburn, burn - a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
--₂ is a kind of hyperpigmentation

Derived form: verb burn₁₂
burn - an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
--₃ is a kind of injury, hurt, harm, trauma
--₃ has particulars:
electric burn; scorch, singe; scald; first-degree burn; second-degree burn; third-degree burn

Derived form: verb burn₁₁
burn, burn mark - a burned place or area
--₄ is a kind of blemish, defect, mar
--₄ has particulars: cigarette burn
Derived forms: verb burn₁₅, verb burn₁, verb burn₇
burn - damage inflicted by burning
--₅ is a kind of damage, harm, hurt, scathe
--₅ has particulars: scald
Derived forms: verb burn₁₅, verb burn₇, verb burn₃

Verb burn has 15 senses

burn, fire, burn down - destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
--₁ is one way to destroy, ruin

Derived form: noun burn₄
Sample sentence:
They burn the trees
burn, glow - shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"
--₂ is one way to shine, beam
Sample sentences:
Lights burn on the horizon
The horizon is burning with lights
burn, combust - undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"
--₃ is one way to change state, turn

Derived form: noun burn₅
Sample sentences:
The wooden sticks burn
These fabrics burn easily
bite, sting, burn - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
--₄ is one way to ache, smart, hurt

Derived form: noun burn₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
burn, combust - cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
Sample sentence:
They burn the trees
burn - feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"
--₆ is one way to feel, experience
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
burn, incinerate - cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"
--₇ is one way to change integrity

Derived forms: noun burn₄, noun burn₅, noun burner₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
burn - burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem"
--₈ is one way to execute, put to death
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
burn - spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn"
--₉ is one way to waste, blow, squander
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
burn - feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning"
--₁₀ is one way to ache, smart, hurt

Derived form: noun burn₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
cauterize, cauterise, burn - burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"
--₁₁ is one way to treat, care for

Derived form: noun burn₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
sunburn, burn - get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
--₁₂ is one way to discolor, discolour, colour, color

Derived form: noun burn₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
cut, burn - create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"
--₁₃ is one way to produce, make, create
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
burn off, burn, burn up - use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"
--₁₄ is one way to consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
burn - burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"
--₁₅ is one way to damage

Derived forms: noun burn₄, noun burn₅
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody