Definitions for Burn
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. burn, burningnoun

   pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

2. tan, suntan, sunburn, burnnoun

   a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

3. burnnoun

   an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation

4. burn, burn marknoun

   a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)

5. burnverb

   damage inflicted by fire

6. burn, fire, burn downverb

   destroy by fire

   "They burned the house and his diaries"

7. burn, glowverb

   shine intensely, as if with heat

   "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"

8. burn, combustverb

   undergo combustion

   "Maple wood burns well"

9. bite, sting, burnverb

   cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

   "The sun burned his face"

10. burn, combustverb

    cause to burn or combust

    "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"

11. burnverb

    feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion

    "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"

12. burn, incinerateverb

    cause to undergo combustion

    "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"

13. burnverb

    burn at the stake

    "Witches were burned in Salem"

14. burnverb

    spend (significant amounts of money)

    "He has money to burn"

15. burnverb

    feel hot or painful

    "My eyes are burning"

16. cauterize, cauterise, burnverb

    burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent

    "The surgeon cauterized the wart"

17. sunburn, burnverb

    get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

18. cut, burnverb

    create by duplicating data

    "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"

19. burn off, burn, burn upverb

    use up (energy)

    "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"

20. burnverb

    burn with heat, fire, or radiation

    "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brun, Bran, Brown, Bourn, Burn

   Etymology: are all derived from the Sax. born, bourn, brunna, burna ; all signifying a river or brook. Edmund Gibson Camden.

2. Burnnoun

   A hurt caused by fire.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   We see the phlegm of vitriol is a very effectual remedy against burns. Boyle.

3. To BURNverb

   Etymology: bernan, Saxon.

   1. To consume with fire.

   That where she fed his amorous desires
   With soft complaints, and felt his hottest fires,
   There other flames might waste his earthly part,
   And burn his limbs, where love had burn’d his heart. Dryden.

   O that I could but weep, to vent my passion!
   But this dry sorrow burns up all my tears. John Dryden, Sp. Fr.

   A fleshy excrescence, becoming exceeding hard, is supposed to demand extirpation, by burning away the induration, or amputating. Samuel Sharp, Surgery.

   2. To wound or hurt with fire or heat.

   Hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. Exodus, xxi. 25.

4. To Burnverb

   1. To be on fire; to be kindled.

   The barge she sat in, like a burnish’d throne,
   Burnt on the water. William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra.

   O coward conscience! how dost thou afflict me?
   The light burns blue —— Is it not dead midnight?
   Cold trembling drops stand on my trembling flesh. William Shakespeare.

   Oh! prince, oh! wherefore burn your eyes? and why
   Is your sweet temper turn’d to fury? Nicholas Rowe, Royal Convert.

   2. To be inflamed with passion.

   When I burnt in desire to question them further, they made themselves air, into which they vanished. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Tranio, I burn, I pine, I perish Tranio,
   If I atchieve not this young modest girl. William Shakespeare.

   3. To act as fire.

   These things sting him
   So venomously, that burning shame detains him
   From his Cordelia. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   In Raleigh mark their every glory mix’d;
   Raleigh, the scourge of Spain! whose breast with all
   The sage, the patriot, and the hero burn’d. James Thomson.

   4. To be hot.

   I had a glimpse of him; but he shot by me
   Like a young hound upon a burning scent. John Dryden, Sp. Fr.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Burn

   A burn is an injury to skin, or other tissues, caused by heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, friction, or ultraviolet radiation (like sunburn). Most burns are due to heat from hot liquids (called scalding), solids, or fire. Burns occur mainly in the home or the workplace. In the home, risks are associated with domestic kitchens, including stoves, flames, and hot liquids. In the workplace, risks are associated with fire and chemical and electric burns. Alcoholism and smoking are other risk factors. Burns can also occur as a result of self-harm or violence between people (assault).Burns that affect only the superficial skin layers are known as superficial or first-degree burns. They appear red without blisters and pain typically lasts around three days. When the injury extends into some of the underlying skin layer, it is a partial-thickness or second-degree burn. Blisters are frequently present and they are often very painful. Healing can require up to eight weeks and scarring may occur. In a full-thickness or third-degree burn, the injury extends to all layers of the skin. Often there is no pain and the burnt area is stiff. Healing typically does not occur on its own. A fourth-degree burn additionally involves injury to deeper tissues, such as muscle, tendons, or bone. The burn is often black and frequently leads to loss of the burned part.Burns are generally preventable. Treatment depends on the severity of the burn. Superficial burns may be managed with little more than simple pain medication, while major burns may require prolonged treatment in specialized burn centers. Cooling with tap water may help pain and decrease damage; however, prolonged cooling may result in low body temperature. Partial-thickness burns may require cleaning with soap and water, followed by dressings. It is not clear how to manage blisters, but it is probably reasonable to leave them intact if small and drain them if large. Full-thickness burns usually require surgical treatments, such as skin grafting. Extensive burns often require large amounts of intravenous fluid, due to capillary fluid leakage and tissue swelling. The most common complications of burns involve infection. Tetanus toxoid should be given if not up to date.In 2015, fire and heat resulted in 67 million injuries. This resulted in about 2.9 million hospitalizations and 176,000 deaths. Among women in much of the world, burns are most commonly related to the use of open cooking fires or unsafe cook stoves. Among men, they are more likely a result of unsafe workplace conditions. Most deaths due to burns occur in the developing world, particularly in Southeast Asia. While large burns can be fatal, treatments developed since 1960 have improved outcomes, especially in children and young adults. In the United States, approximately 96% of those admitted to a burn center survive their injuries. The long-term outcome is related to the size of burn and the age of the person affected.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. burn

   Burn refers to damage or injury caused to skin or flesh due to heat, fire, electricity, chemicals, radiation, or friction. In a broader context, it can also mean the process of combustion or be used as a metaphor to describe a strong feeling.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Burnverb

   to consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood

2. Burnverb

   to injure by fire or heat; to change destructively some property or properties of, by undue exposure to fire or heat; to scorch; to scald; to blister; to singe; to char; to sear; as, to burn steel in forging; to burn one's face in the sun; the sun burns the grass

3. Burnverb

   to perfect or improve by fire or heat; to submit to the action of fire or heat for some economic purpose; to destroy or change some property or properties of, by exposure to fire or heat in due degree for obtaining a desired residuum, product, or effect; to bake; as, to burn clay in making bricks or pottery; to burn wood so as to produce charcoal; to burn limestone for the lime

4. Burnverb

   to make or produce, as an effect or result, by the application of fire or heat; as, to burn a hole; to burn charcoal; to burn letters into a block

5. Burnverb

   to consume, injure, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does; as, to burn the mouth with pepper

6. Burnverb

   to apply a cautery to; to cauterize

7. Burnverb

   to cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize; as, a man burns a certain amount of carbon at each respiration; to burn iron in oxygen

8. Burnverb

   to be of fire; to flame

9. Burnverb

   to suffer from, or be scorched by, an excess of heat

10. Burnverb

    to have a condition, quality, appearance, sensation, or emotion, as if on fire or excessively heated; to act or rage with destructive violence; to be in a state of lively emotion or strong desire; as, the face burns; to burn with fever

11. Burnverb

    to combine energetically, with evolution of heat; as, copper burns in chlorine

12. Burnverb

    in certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought

13. Burnnoun

    a hurt, injury, or effect caused by fire or excessive or intense heat

14. Burnnoun

    the operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking; as, they have a good burn

15. Burnnoun

    a disease in vegetables. See Brand, n., 6

16. Burnnoun

    a small stream

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Burn

   "Burn" is a song by American R&B singer Usher, which he wrote with American songwriters Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox. The song was produced by Dupri and Cox for Usher's fourth studio album, Confessions. "Burn" is about breakup in a relationship, and the public referred to it as an allusion to Usher's personal struggles. Originally planned as the album's lead single, "Burn" was pushed back after favorable responses for the song "Yeah!". "Burn" was released as the second single from the album in July 2004. "Burn" topped various charts around the world, including the Billboard Hot 100 for eight non-consecutive weeks; it succeeded "Yeah!" at number one. Both singles gave Usher nineteen consecutive weeks at the top spot, longer than any solo artist of the Hot 100 era. "Burn" was certified platinum in Australia and United States, and gold in New Zealand. The song was well received by critics and garnered award nominations. In 2009 it was named the 21st most successful song of the 2000s, on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade. This song won the 2005 Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Song.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Burn

   burn, n. a small stream or brook: a spring or fountain. [A.S. burna; cog. with Dut. and Ger. born.]

2. Burn

   burn, v.t. to consume or injure by fire.—v.i. to be on fire: to feel excess of heat: to be inflamed with passion:—pa.p. burned or burnt.—n. a hurt or mark caused by fire.—ns. Burn′er, the part of a lamp or gas-jet from which the flame arises; Burn′ing, act of consuming by fire: conflagration: inflammation.—adj. very hot: scorching: ardent: excessive.—ns. Burn′ing-glass, a convex lens concentrating the sun's rays at its focus; Burn′ing-house, a kiln; Burn′ing-mirr′or, a concave mirror for producing heat by concentrating the sun's rays; Burn′ing-point, the temperature at which a volatile oil in an open vessel will take fire from a match held close to its surface; Burnt′-ear, a kind of smut in oats, wheat, &c., caused by a microscopic fungus; Burnt′-off′ering, something offered and burned upon an altar as a sacrifice—amongst the Hebrews, apparently offerings of dedication and to some extent of expiation; Burnt′-sienn′a (see Sienna); Burn′-the-wind (Scot.), a blacksmith.—Burn a hole in one's pocket, said of money, when one is eager to spend it; Burn blue, to burn with a bluish flame like that of brimstone; Burn daylight (Shak.), to waste time in superfluous actions; Burn down, to burn to the ground; Burn in, to eat into, as fire: to fix and render durable, as colours, by means of intense heat, to imprint indelibly on the mind; Burning bush, the emblem of the Presbyterian churches of Scotland, with the motto, 'Nec tamen consumebatur,' adopted from Ex. iii. 2, in memory of the unconquerable courage of the Covenanters under the cruel persecutions of the 17th century; Burning question, one being keenly discussed; Burn one's boats, to cut one's self off, as Cortes did, from all chance of retreat, to stake everything on success; Burn one's fingers, to suffer from interfering in others' affairs, from embarking in speculations, &c.; Burn out, to destroy by means of burning: to burn till the fire dies down from want of fuel; Burn the water, to spear salmon by torchlight; Burn up, to consume completely by fire: to be burned completely. [A.S.; the weak verb bœrnan, bœrnde, bœrned, has been confused with beornan, byrnan, barn, bornen; cf. Ger. brennen, to burn.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. burn

   The Anglo-Saxon term for a small stream or brook, originating from springs, and winding through meadows, thus differing from a beck. Shakspeare makes Edgar say in "King Lear"-- "Come o'er the bourn, Bessy, to me." The word also signifies a boundary.

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1. burn

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BURN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Burn is ranked #20664 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Burn surname appeared 1,281 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Burn.
   
   83.2% or 1,066 total occurrences were White.
   8.3% or 107 total occurrences were Black.
   4.3% or 56 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 26 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.4% or 19 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Ache
   • Burn
   • Change Integrity
   • Change State
   • Consume
   • Create
   • Discolor
   • Feel
   • Hyperpigmentation
   • Injury
   • Shine
   • Treat
   • Waste

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Burn' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3981

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Burn' in Verbs Frequency: #386

How to pronounce Burn?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Burn in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Burn in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Burn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Burn in a Sentence

1. Gary Nash:

   In this area, and a lot of New England, we have big old historic homes that burn a couple thousand gallons of oil a year, so when you cut costs in half like we've seen this year, that’s a tremendous savings.

2. Larry Summers:

   I think if we can reduce tariffs where those tariffs aren't strategic and are hurting us, but not doing much to the Chinese, I think that can make a meaningful contribution to reducing inflation, i think it's going to take time to put out this fire, and it's going to burn for a while, and it's not going to be completely comfortable while we are putting out the fire. That's just a consequence of the situation we find ourselves in.

3. Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889-30 April 1945):

   If you want to shine like sun first you have to burn like it.

4. Mark McCloskeysaid:

   We got a tip that the peoplewere coming back and they werecoming back specifically for usand to get us and to burn thehouse, we started trying to getprivate security.We had been told that the citypolice have been ordered tostand down.

5. Char Miller:

   This may burn through October.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Burn
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Burn
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Burn
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Burn
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Burn
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Burn
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html