burn up
verb
- to burn completely; to burn down
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: From burn + up. Compare Middle English upbrennynge, upbrennende (“burning up”, present participle), German Low German upbrannen (“to burn up”).
- Misspelling of burnup.
verb
Etymology: From burn + up. Compare Middle English upbrennynge, upbrennende (“burning up”, present participle), German Low German upbrannen (“to burn up”).
- To catch fire and burn until destroyed.
“Near-synonyms: go up in smoke; see also Thesaurus:combust”
“The rocket may burn up on reentry.”
- To destroy by burning.
“Before daylight, when the dragon flew home to sleep, he had burned up the hall and even the throne of the Geatish king.”
- To anger; to annoy.
“Near-synonyms: incense; see also Thesaurus:enrage, Thesaurus:annoy”
“His thoughtlessness really burns me up.”
- To be angry or annoyed.
“One morning […] we stood around the office talking and laughing, having a good time, when one man, Tim, made a job ^([sic]) about "fags." Right then we had to leave, and soon we were warming up our cars on the street. Naturally I was burning up about the comment, and decided to do something about it, though even as I got out of my car to walk up to Tim's, I wasn't sure what.”
- To be or feel overly hot or inflamed.
“Near-synonyms: steam, swelter”
“It's the middle of summer; I know it's going to be burning up outside.”
- To be or feel overly hot or inflamed.
“She felt the child's forehead and discovered that he was burning up!”
- To ride a motorcycle or other vehicle at high speed.
- To use up too much energy when first bowled and to therefore not finishing strongly.