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burn

Definition for burn

verb as in be on fire; set on fire

Strongest matches

blaze, char, heat, ignite, incinerate, light, melt, scorch, smolder, torch

Strong matches

bake, brand, broil, calcine, cauterize, combust, conflagrate, cook, cremate, enkindle, flame, flare, flash, flicker, glow, kindle, parch, rekindle, roast, scald, sear, singe, toast, wither

Weak matches

be ablaze, reduce to ashes, set a match to

verb as in cause or feel stinging pain

Strongest match

Strong matches

bite, pain, smart, sting, tingle

verb as in be excited about; yearn for

Strongest matches

blaze, boil, rage

Strong matches

bristle, desire, fume, lust, seethe, simmer, smoulder, tingle, yearn

Weak matches

be angry, be aroused, be inflamed, be passionate, be stirred up, breathe fire, eat up

verb as in cheat

Strongest matches

beat, take, use

Strong matches

bilk, chisel, cozen, deceive, defraud, overreach, ream, swindle, trick

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Example Sentences

The court previously heard that Sara's body was found with dozens of injuries, and that she had been hooded, burned and beaten during more than two years of abuse.

From BBC

Poisoning Delhi’s Air: India promised to safely burn the capital’s trash and turn it into electricity.

From New York Times

About 30% of the area burned by the Mountain fire was grassland, according to a Times analysis of land cover data.

From Los Angeles Times

When she woke up, she was surrounded by rubble and burning fragments of phosphorus.

From BBC

The Mountain Fire burned about a quarter of Ventura county’s avocado harvest.

From Los Angeles Times

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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