burn in WordNet English dictionary

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

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