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burn1 [bɜ:n, Am bɜ:rn] N Scot

burn

I . burn2 <burnt [or -ed], burnt [or -ed]> [bɜ:n, Am bɜ:rn] VB intr

1. burn (be in flames):

burn

III . burn2 [bɜ:n, Am bɜ:rn] N

II . burn away VB trans

I . burn up VB trans inf

burn up fuel, calories:

burn up
burn up

II . burn up VB intr

1. burn up (object):

burn up

second-degree burn N MED

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Burn wrote nine books of non-fiction, four novels and six books of poetry.
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Eat less and burn fat faster by having a bowl of soup as an appetiser or a snack.
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The use of a relatively small burn allows the spacecraft to be captured into a very elongated elliptic orbit.
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He: will gather his wheat into the: barn, but the chaff he will: burn up with unquenchable fire.
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During the rescue attempts, a petrol tank exploded and the wreckage was left to burn itself out.
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Today's old maid has salary and style to burn.
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The raiders began raising rails and cutting telegraph wires to delay their pursuers, although an attempt to burn a covered bridge failed.
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Radian could control the intensity of these bursts, choosing to either blind or burn his opponents.
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In some cases, gastritis may develop after surgery, a major burn, infection or emotional stress.
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At halftime of the final game, freshmen were permitted to burn their beanies.
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