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1. burn, burning -- (pain that feels hot as if it were on fire).
2. tan, suntan, sunburn, burn -- (a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun).
3. burn -- (an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation).
4. burn, burn mark -- (a burned place or area).
5. burn -- (damage inflicted by burning).

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

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