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burn - an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation |
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trauma,
harm,
hurt,
injury an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects
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electric burn a burn caused by heat produced by an electric current
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singe,
scorch a discoloration caused by heat
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scald the act of burning with steam or hot water
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first-degree burn burn causing redness of the skin surface
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second-degree burn burn causing blisters on the skin and superficial destruction of the dermis
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third-degree burn burn characterized by destruction of both epidermis and dermis
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burn - damage inflicted by fire |
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scathe,
harm,
damage,
hurt the act of damaging something or someone
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scald the act of burning with steam or hot water
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burn - a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) |
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blemish,
mar,
defect a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
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cigarette burn a burn mark left by a smoldering cigarette; "a cigarette burn on the edge of the table"
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burn - pain that feels hot as if it were on fire |
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burning |
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hurting,
pain a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain"
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verb |
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burn - undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" |
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combust |
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change state,
turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
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burn down,
burn up,
go up burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames"
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smolder,
smoulder burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"
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burn down,
fire,
burn burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames"
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singe,
sear,
scorch burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows"
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deflagrate burn with great heat and intense light; "the powder deflagrated"
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flame criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium; "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed"
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blaze up,
flame up,
burn up,
flare burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"
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blaze indicate by marking trees with blazes; "blaze a trail"
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burn - destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" |
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fire |
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combust,
burn cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan"
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incinerate,
burn become reduced to ashes; "The paper incinerated quickly"
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destroy,
ruin put (an animal) to death; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down"
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backfire set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
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cremate reduce to ashes; "Cremate a corpse"
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torch burn maliciously, as by arson; "The madman torched the barns"
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scorch become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"
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burn - cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" |
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combust |
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combust,
burn cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan"
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catch fire,
take fire,
conflagrate,
ignite,
combust,
erupt cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
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ignite,
light cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
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set ablaze,
set afire,
set aflame,
set on fire set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire to the forest"
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char,
coal burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"
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deflagrate burn with great heat and intense light; "the powder deflagrated"
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burn - cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil" |
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incinerate |
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change integrity change in physical make-up
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burn - burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress" |
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damage inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
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scald burn with a hot liquid or steam; "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"
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blacken,
char,
sear,
scorch make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"
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burn - feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning" |
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smart,
ache,
hurt have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
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burn - shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning" |
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glow |
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beam,
shine smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
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gutter provide with gutters; "gutter the buildings"
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burn - burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem" |
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burn down,
fire,
burn burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames"
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put to death,
execute sign in the presence of witnesses; "The President executed the treaty"
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burn - feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies" |
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experience,
feel go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
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burn - spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn" |
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squander,
waste,
blow become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
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