burn

burn
1. noun /bɜː(r)n/
a) A physical injury caused by heat or cold or electricity or radiation or caustic chemicals.

She had second-degree burns from falling in the bonfire.

b) The act of burning something.

They’re doing a controlled burn of the fields.

2. verb /bɜː(r)n/
a) To be consumed by fire, or at least in flames.

He watched the house burn.

b) To become overheated so as to make unusable.

The grill was too hot and the steak was burned.

See Also: bourn

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