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burn off in WordNet English dictionary
verb- use up (energy)
"burn off calories through vigorous exercise"
burn off burn burn up
- clear land of its vegetation by burning it off
burn off
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burn off in English Wiktionary
- (verb) (intransitive) To dissipate as the result of heat.
- (verb) (transitive) To cause to dissipate by applying heat.
- (verb) (transitive/intransitive/oil) To dispose of unusable explosive natural gas from an oil well by burning it as it emerges from the well.
- (verb) (transitive/intransitive/television) To fill low value air time with programming not suitable for its original purpose.
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