BURN AWAY


Meaning of BURN AWAY in English

burn away | ˌburn sth ↔ aˈway

to disappear as a result of burning; to make sth do this :

Half the candle had burnt away.

The clothing on his back got burnt away in the fire.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.