BURN

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German brunno spring of water Date: before 12th century creek 2, II. verb (~ed or ~t; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English birnen, from Old English byrnan, verbi., bærnan, verbt.; akin to Old High German brinnan to ~ Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to consume fuel and give off heat, light, and gases , to undergo combustion, to contain a fire , to give off light ; shine , glow , 2. to be hot , to produce or undergo discomfort or pain , to become emotionally excited or agitated: as, to yearn ardently , to be or become very angry or disgusted , 3. to undergo alteration or destruction by the action of fire or heat , to die in the electric chair, to force or make a way by or as if by ~ing , to suffer sun~ , transitive verb 1. to cause to undergo combustion, to use as fuel , to use up ; consume , 2. to transform by exposure to heat or fire , to produce by ~ing , to record digital data or music on (an optical disk) using a laser , 3. to injure or damage by or as if by exposure to fire, heat, or radiation ; scorch , to execute by ~ing , 4. irritate , annoy , to subject to misfortune, mistreatment, or deception, to beat or score on , ~able adjective III. noun Date: 1594 an act, process, instance, or result of ~ing: as, injury or damage resulting from exposure to fire, heat, caustics, electricity, or certain radiations, a ~ed area , an abrasion (as of the skin) having the appearance of a ~ , a ~ing sensation , the firing of a rocket engine in flight, anger