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S: (n) burning, combustion (the act of burning something) "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"
S: (n) burn, burning (pain that feels hot as if it were on fire)
S: (n) combustion, burning (a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light)
S: (n) electrocution, burning (execution by electricity)
S: (n) burning, burning at the stake (execution by fire)
S: (n) burning (a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin)

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