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burn off in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. use up (energy)
    "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"
    burn off  burn  burn up 
  2. clear land of its vegetation by burning it off
    burn off 
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burn off in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (verb) (intransitive) To dissipate as the result of heat.
  2. (verb) (transitive) To cause to dissipate by applying heat.
  3. (verb) (transitive/intransitive/oil) To dispose of unusable explosive natural gas from an oil well by burning it as it emerges from the well.
  4. (verb) (transitive/intransitive/television) To fill low value air time with programming not suitable for its original purpose.
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