What is the meaning of the word "burn"?

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  1. an injury caused by exposure to heat, chemicals, or radiation copy to clipboard noun
    • There's a burn on my leg that has been hurting a lot. copy to clipboard
  2. shine intensely, as if with heat copy to clipboard verb
    • The fire burned brightly all through the night. copy to clipboard
  3. to burn with heat, fire, or radiation copy to clipboard verb
    • The iron burnt a hole in my dress. copy to clipboard
  4. to burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent copy to clipboard verb
    • I had a wart burned off my foot. copy to clipboard
  5. to cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort copy to clipboard verb
    • The sun burned their eyes. copy to clipboard
  6. to create by duplicating data copy to clipboard verb
    • I burned the mix cd with my laptop. copy to clipboard
  7. to destroy by fire copy to clipboard verb
    • They burned the house and my diaries. copy to clipboard
  8. to destroy by fire at the stake copy to clipboard verb
    • Witches were burned in Salem. copy to clipboard
  9. to feel hot or painful copy to clipboard verb
    • My eyes are burning. copy to clipboard
  10. to feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion copy to clipboard verb
    • The developer was burning with anger over the code changes. copy to clipboard
  11. to get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun copy to clipboard verb
    • I burned easily in the summer. copy to clipboard
  12. to spend significant amounts of money copy to clipboard verb
    • The billionaire clearly has money to burn, since we could see that the boat was made of pure gold. copy to clipboard
  13. to undergo combustion copy to clipboard verb
    • Maple wood burns well. copy to clipboard
  14. to use up energy copy to clipboard verb
    • You should burn off calories through vigorous exercise. copy to clipboard

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