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burn up

verb

  1. to burn completely; to burn down
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From burn + up. Compare Middle English upbrennynge, upbrennende (“burning up”, present participle), German Low German upbrannen (“to burn up”).

  1. Misspelling of burnup.

verb

Etymology: From burn + up. Compare Middle English upbrennynge, upbrennende (“burning up”, present participle), German Low German upbrannen (“to burn up”).

  1. To catch fire and burn until destroyed.

    Near-synonyms: go up in smoke; see also Thesaurus:combust

    The rocket may burn up on reentry.

  2. 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.

  3. To anger; to annoy.

    Near-synonyms: incense; see also Thesaurus:enrage, Thesaurus:annoy

    His thoughtlessness really burns me up.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. To be or feel overly hot or inflamed.

    She felt the child's forehead and discovered that he was burning up!

  7. To ride a motorcycle or other vehicle at high speed.
  8. To use up too much energy when first bowled and to therefore not finishing strongly.