Find more facts and information on our topic page about
burn
burn
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
|
2009
|
© The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information)
Copyright
burn1
/ bərn/
•
v.
(past and past part. burned
or chiefly Brit. burnt
/ bərnt/ )
1. [intr.]
(of a fire) flame or glow while consuming a material such as coal or wood:
a fire burned and crackled cheerfully in the grate.
∎
(of a candle or other source of light) be alight:
a light was burning in the hall.
∎
be or cause to be destroyed by fire:
he watched his restaurant burn to the ground
∎ [tr.]
damage or injure by heat or fire:
I burned myself on the stove.
2. [intr.]
(of a person, the skin, or a part of the body) become red and painful through exposure to the sun:
my skin tans easily but sometimes burns.
∎
feel or cause to feel sore, hot, or inflamed, typically as a result of illness or injury.
∎
(of a person's face) feel hot and flushed from an intense emotion such as shame or indignation:
her face burned with the humiliation.
∎ (be burning with)
be possessed by (a desire or an emotion):
Martha was burning with curiosity.
3. [tr.]
use (a type of fuel) as a source of heat or energy:
a diesel engine converted to burn natural gas.
∎ [tr.]
(of a person) convert (calories) to energy:
the speed at which your body burns calories.
4. [tr.] produce (a compact disc or DVD) by copying from an original or master copy.5. [intr.] inf.
drive very fast:
he burned past us like a maniac.
•
n.
1.
an injury caused by exposure to heat or flame:
he was treated in the hospital for burns to his hands.
∎
a mark left on something as a result of being burned:
the carpet was covered with cigarette burns.
∎
a feeling of heat and discomfort on the skin caused by friction, typically by a rope or razor:
a smooth shave without razor burn.
∎
a sensation of heat experienced on swallowing spicy food, hot liquid, or strong alcoholic drink:
Kate felt the burn as the curry hit her throat.
2.
consumption of a type of fuel as an energy source:
natural gas produces the cleanest burn of the lot.
∎
a firing of a rocket engine in flight.
3.
an act of clearing vegetation by burning, intentionally or by accident.
∎
an area of land cleared in this way.
4. a hot, painful sensation in the muscles experienced as a result of sustained vigorous exercise: work up a burn.
PHRASES:
burn one's bridges
do something that makes it impossible to return to an earlier state.
burn the candle at both ends
go to bed late and get up early, esp. to get work done.
burn the midnight oil
read, study, or work late into the night.
money burns a hole in someone's pocket
someone has a strong urge to spend money as soon as they receive it.
slow burn inf.
a state of slowly mounting anger or annoyance.PHRASAL VERBS:
burn something in/into
brand or imprint by burning:
designs are burned into the skin fig.
a childhood incident that was burned into her memory.
∎
Photog.
expose one area of a print more than the rest:
the sky and bottom of the picture needed substantial burning in.
burn out
be completely consumed and thus no longer aflame:
the candle in the saucer had burned out.
∎
cease to function as a result of excessive heat or friction:
the clutch had burned out.
burn
(oneself) out
ruin one's health or become completely exhausted through overwork.
burn up
1.
(of a fire) produce brighter and stronger flames.
2.
(of an object entering the earth's atmosphere) be destroyed by heat.
burn someone up inf.
make someone angry:
his thoughtless remarks really burn me up.
burn something up
∎ use up the calories or energy provided by food, rather than converting these to fat: in the typical Western diet, all the energy in protein is burned up daily.
burn2
•
n. chiefly Scot. & N. Engl.
a small stream; a brook.
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
|
Burns' Jones sweeps throwing events at the Glenrock Relays
Newspaper article from: Wyoming Tribune-Eagle; 3/18/2007; 700+ words
; CHEYENNE (WTE) - Burns High junior Noelle Jones won the discus...Stradley was second in the boys discus for Burns, with a 114-1 throw. He also placed...Collins, Glenrock, 54.89. 4, Mills, Burns, 1:17.21. 3x133 Weight Relay: 1...
|
|
Burns Bros. tackles Syracuse's biggest jobs
Magazine article from: The Business Journal - Central New York; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...fly under the radar," says David S. Burns, referring to the few media interviews he has granted to discuss Burns Bros. Contractors, Inc., his Syracuse-based mechanical-contracting firm. Burns says that Burns Bros. Contractors has...
|
|
International Burn Foundation Names Charles R. Baxter, M.D., as the Recipient Of The 2002 Tanner-Vandeput-Boswick Burn Prize; Dr. Charles Baxter to be Honored for More than Four Decades of Service in Burn Treatment.
PR Newswire; 6/12/2002; 700+ words
; ...development and innovation of severe burn treatment throughout the world...Baxter. "Severe and extensive burn of the skin are among the most...exceeded 40 percent in severe burns. Now it has dropped to about...Baxter became interested in the burn problem in 1956 while serving...
|
|
Burns Knew How To Play His Role
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/1/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...stunning thing about the career of Arthur F. Burns, who died at 83 last week, was its enormous...spectacles and an ever-present pipe, Burns personified the intellectual who didn...designate Alan Greenspan-of whether Burns, with his close connection to the White...
|
|
Burn treatment and new reconstruction technologies: Louis H. Riina, MD, on cutting-edge approaches that reduce patient downtime and pain.(SKIN CARE AND AESTHETICS)(Interview)
Magazine article from: Plastic Surgery Products; 4/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...possible, but obviously, larger surface area burns and burns requiring surgical intervention require hospitalization in our burn center. PSP: How do you treat more superficial burns? Riina: The initial evaluation that is...
|
|
Burns appeal fails after 'no' to questioning; PROSTITUTE MURDER CASE
Newspaper article from: The Press; 7/24/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...notorious Christchurch murder. Jule Patrick Burns, 31, claimed he was denied a fair trial...his challenges to the murder conviction. Burns is serving at least 17 years jail for the...rejected all four grounds advanced by Burns. Burns's new lawyer, Doug Taffs, claimed...
|
 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
|
BURNS CAPTURES ALL THAT'S `JAZZ'.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 11/8/2000; 700+ words
; ...CONSIDINE The Baltimore Sun When filmmaker Ken Burns set out to make ``Jazz,'' his 10...pieces of music.'' Maybe that's why Burns' ``Jazz'' is being rolled out music...January, the five-CD box set ``Ken Burns' Jazz'' (Columbia/Legacy/Verve...
|
 "Chicago Sun-Times (IL)")
|
Burns are most common accident
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times (IL); 10/28/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...sun exposure, etc., scalding burns are the most common burn injury in younger children. These burns can occur as a child knocks over...pain and redness. Third-degree burns are the most serious type of burn and involve all the layers of the...
|
|
Burns helped Indian school plan; tribes gave $75K
Newspaper article from: The Billings Gazette; 12/17/2005; ; 700+ words
; HELENA - U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns first pushed for a tribal school construction...either returning or donating to charity. Burns has said his campaign donations from Abramoff...Saginaw Chippewa tribe, an Abramoff client. Burns said his support for the grant came in...
|
|
Burns warns about imitators.(Industry Forefront)
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 1/1/2004; 489 words
; BURNS LONDON IS concerned about the number of pickups bearing the "Burns" name that are imitations of the genuine Burns Tri-Sonic pickup the company makes. "Most of these imitations use interior magnets and windings, and they have an output...
|
|
Burns
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
...s body, or a third-degree burn on less than 2 percent BSA. Moderate burns should be treated at a hospital...electricity, friction (causing rug burns and rope burns), and chemicals (causing caustic burn upon contact). Signs of a burn...
|
|
Burns and Scalds
Book article from: U*X*L Complete Health Resource
...foot is classified as about a 20 percent BSA burn. CAUSES Burns may be caused in a variety of ways. In every...equipment and methods are used to treat these burns. Thermal Burn Treatment Thermal burns are burns caused by heat, hot liquids, steam...
|
|
Burn
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...and full thickness burns. A first-degree burn is one that affects...of first-degree burns. Despite the pain...the first-degree burn is the least damaging...tears before they burn deeply. Initially, chemical burns may appear to be mild...
|
|
Burns, Ralph
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Ralph Burns Arranger, composer, pianist For the Record...Selected discography Sources When Ralph Burns died in the fall of 2001, he left behind...In the second of his musical careers, Burns worked as a composer and arranger for motion...
|
|
Arthur Burns
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Arthur Burns Having occupied important positions in every...World War II to the mid-1980s, Arthur Burns (1904-1987) was one of the most influential...times. Born in Stanislau, Austria, Arthur Burns soon immigrated with his Austro-Hungarian...
|
