"burn the water" meaning in English

See burn the water in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: burns the water [present, singular, third-person], burning the water [participle, present], burnt the water [participle, past], burnt the water [past], burned the water [participle, past], burned the water [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|burn<,,burnt:> the water}} burn the water (third-person singular simple present burns the water, present participle burning the water, simple past and past participle burnt the water or burned the water)
  1. (Scotland, historical) To spear salmon by torchlight. Tags: Scotland, historical Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-burn_the_water-en-verb-BrD~l7hZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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