n.

1. pain that feels hot as if it were on fire;
   burning
2. a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun;
   tan, suntan, sunburn
3. an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
4. a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body);
   burn mark
5. damage inflicted by fire

v.

1. destroy by fire;
   fire, burn down
   
   • They burned the house and his diaries
2. shine intensely, as if with heat;
   glow
   
   • The coals were glowing in the dark
   • The candles were burning
3. undergo combustion;
   combust
   
   • Maple wood burns well
4. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort;
   bite, sting
   
   • The sun burned his face
5. cause to burn or combust;
   combust
   
   • The sun burned off the fog
   • We combust coal and other fossil fuels
6. feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
   
   • She was burning with anger
   • He was burning to try out his new skies
7. cause to undergo combustion;
   incinerate
   
   • burn garbage
   • The car burns only Diesel oil
8. burn at the stake
   
   • Witches were burned in Salem
9. spend (significant amounts of money)
   
   • He has money to burn
10. feel hot or painful
    
    • My eyes are burning
11. burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent;
    cauterize, cauterise
    
    • The surgeon cauterized the wart
12. get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun;
    sunburn
13. create by duplicating data;
    cut
    
    • cut a disk
    • burn a CD
14. use up (energy);
    burn off, burn up
    
    • burn off calories through vigorous exercise
15. burn with heat, fire, or radiation
    
    • The iron burnt a hole in my dress