burn down English

Meaning burn down meaning

What does burn down mean?

burn down

— verb (= go up) burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire The hut burned down The mountain of paper went up in flames

— verb (= burn, fire) destroy by fire They burned the house and his diaries

Synonyms burn down synonyms

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burn up

burn out

burn completely

burn

destroy

scorch

die out

char

burn into

go up

fire

be destroyed by fire

wane

tingle

swinge

singe

set on fire

sear

kiln

incinerate

drop

decline

cremate

combust

calcine

burn low

bite

be under control

be burnt

arson

Topics burn down topics

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Daily life Fire

Burn

• What words refer to something burning completely?
  burn up burn down burn to the ground consume incinerate destroy by fire reduce to ashes

Physical actions Break, wear out

Destroy

• What words refer to destroying something?
  destroy blow up hose (v) ruin total (v) wreck blow up burn down

Examples burn down examples

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But I didn't steal the food, and I didn't burn down the shed.

I didn't want to burn it down.