burn up
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From burn + up. Compare Middle English upbrennynge, upbrennende (“burning up”, present participle), German Low German upbrannen (“to burn up”).
Verb[edit]
burn up (third-person singular simple present burns up, present participle burning up, simple past and past participle burned up or burnt up)
- (intransitive) To catch fire and burn until destroyed.
- Near-synonym: go up in smoke
- Coordinate terms: burn away, burn down, burn off
- The rocket may burn up on reentry.
- (transitive) To destroy by burning.
- (transitive) To anger; to annoy.
- His thoughtlessness really burns me up.
- (intransitive) To feel overly hot or inflamed.
- Near-synonym: steam
- Now that we've been walking awhile, I'm burning up in this coat! Time to take it off.
- (intransitive, specifically) To experience a high fever.
- She felt the child's forehead and discovered that he was burning up!
- (dated) To ride a motorcycle or other vehicle at high speed.
- Coordinate term: tear it up
Translations[edit]
catch fire and burn until destroyed
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destroy by burning
Noun[edit]
- Misspelling of burnup.