Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - burn

 I. noun  Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German brunno spring of water  Date: before 12th century British creek 2  II. verb  (~ed or ~t; ~ing)  Etymology: Middle English birnen, from Old English byrnan, verbi., b?rnan, verbt.; akin to Old High German brinnan to ~  Date: before 12th century  intransitive verb  1.  a. to consume fuel and give off heat, light, and gases a small fire ~s on the hearth  b. to undergo combustion; also to undergo nuclear fission or nuclear fusion  c. to contain a fire a little stove ~ing in the corner  d. to give off light ; shine, glow a light ~ing in the window  2.  a. to be hot the ~ing sand  b. to produce or undergo discomfort or pain ears ~ing from the cold  c. to become emotionally excited or agitated: as  (1) to yearn ardently ~ing to tell the story  (2) to be or become very angry or disgusted the remark made him ~  3.  a. to undergo alteration or destruction by the action of fire or heat the house ~ed down the potatoes ~ed to a crisp  b. to die in the electric chair  4. to force or make a way by or as if by ~ing her words ~ed into his heart  5. to suffer sun~ she ~s easily  transitive verb  1.  a. to cause to undergo combustion; especially to destroy by fire ~ed the trash  b. to use as fuel this furnace ~s gas  c. to use up ; consume ~ calories  2.  a. to transform by exposure to heat or fire ~ clay to bricks  b. to produce by ~ing ~ed a hole in his sleeve  c. to record digital data or music on (an optical disk) using a laser ~ a CD; also to record (data or music) in this way ~ songs onto a disk  3.  a. to injure or damage by or as if by exposure to fire, heat, or radiation ; scorch ~ed his hand  b. to execute by ~ing ~ed heretics at the stake; also electrocute  4.  a. irritate, annoy — often used with up really ~s me up  b. to subject to misfortune, mistreatment, or deception — often used in passive has been ~ed in love  c. to beat or score on ~ed the defense with a touchdown pass  • ~able adjective  III. noun  Date: 1594  1. an act, process, instance, or result of ~ing: as  a. injury or damage resulting from exposure to fire, heat, caustics, electricity, or certain radiations  b. a ~ed area a ~ on the tabletop  c. an abrasion (as of the skin) having the appearance of a ~ rope ~s  d. a ~ing sensation the ~ of iodine on a cut  2. the firing of a rocket engine in flight  3. anger; especially increasing fury — used chiefly in the phrase slow ~