"burn through" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: burns through [present, singular, third-person], burning through [participle, present], burned through [participle, past], burned through [past], burnt through [participle, past], burnt through [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|burn<,,:burnt> through}} burn through (third-person singular simple present burns through, present participle burning through, simple past and past participle burned through or burnt through)
  1. (transitive) To use up in a hasty or destructive manner. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-burn_through-en-verb-PCt4Kf8v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (through)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for burn through meaning in English (1.7kB)

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        "(transitive) To use up in a hasty or destructive manner."
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