n.
Function: noun
Date: 1594
1 : an act, process, instance, or result of burning: as a : injury or damage resulting from exposure to fire, heat, caustics, electricity, or certain radiations b : a burned area <a burn on the tabletop> c : an abrasion (as of the skin) having the appearance of a burn <rope burn s > d : a burning sensation <the burn 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 burn