"burn up" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: burn ups [plural]
Etymology: From burn + up. Compare Middle English upbrennynge, upbrennende (“burning up”, present participle), German Low German upbrannen (“to burn up”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|burn|up}} burn + up, {{cog|enm|upbrennynge}} Middle English upbrennynge, {{m|enm|upbrennende|pos=present participle|t=burning up}} upbrennende (“burning up”, present participle), {{cog|nds-de|upbrannen|t=to burn up}} German Low German upbrannen (“to burn up”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} burn up (plural burn ups)
  1. Misspelling of burnup. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: burnup
    Sense id: en-burn_up-en-noun-tGMPJMnJ Categories (other): Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks: 18 18 20 4 15 15 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 15 20 3 14 14 12 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 21 15 19 4 14 15 12

Verb

Forms: burns up [present, singular, third-person], burning up [participle, present], burned up [participle, past], burned up [past], burnt up [participle, past], burnt up [past]
Etymology: From burn + up. Compare Middle English upbrennynge, upbrennende (“burning up”, present participle), German Low German upbrannen (“to burn up”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|burn|up}} burn + up, {{cog|enm|upbrennynge}} Middle English upbrennynge, {{m|enm|upbrennende|pos=present participle|t=burning up}} upbrennende (“burning up”, present participle), {{cog|nds-de|upbrannen|t=to burn up}} German Low German upbrannen (“to burn up”) Head templates: {{en-verb|*|past2=burnt up}} burn up (third-person singular simple present burns up, present participle burning up, simple past and past participle burned up or burnt up)
  1. (intransitive) To catch fire and burn until destroyed. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Fire Translations (catch fire and burn until destroyed): καταφλέγομαι (kataphlégomai) (Ancient Greek), kowlleski (Cornish), elég (Hungarian), popalić się [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-burn_up-en-verb-3N-PBEE~ Disambiguation of Fire: 12 43 27 1 6 6 5 Categories (other): Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks: 18 18 20 4 15 15 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 15 20 3 14 14 12 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 21 15 19 4 14 15 12 Disambiguation of 'catch fire and burn until destroyed': 89 8 0 1 1 1
  2. (transitive) To destroy by burning. Tags: transitive Translations (destroy by burning): καταφλέγω (kataphlégō) (Ancient Greek), eléget (Hungarian), onǣlan (Old English), popalić [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-burn_up-en-verb-zaIWJV1S Categories (other): Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks: 18 18 20 4 15 15 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 15 20 3 14 14 12 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 21 15 19 4 14 15 12 Disambiguation of 'destroy by burning': 11 85 0 2 2 1
  3. (transitive) To anger; to annoy. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-burn_up-en-verb-1D1klWI~
  4. (intransitive) To feel overly hot or inflamed. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-burn_up-en-verb-uY5ouqh- Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks: 18 18 20 4 15 15 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 15 20 3 14 14 12 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 21 15 19 4 14 15 12
  5. (intransitive) To feel overly hot or inflamed.
    (intransitive, specifically) To experience a high fever.
    Tags: intransitive, specifically
    Sense id: en-burn_up-en-verb-wwndSpVW Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks: 18 18 20 4 15 15 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 15 20 3 14 14 12 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 21 15 19 4 14 15 12
  6. (dated) To ride a motorcycle or other vehicle at high speed. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-burn_up-en-verb-wriXCcPZ Categories (other): Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks: 18 18 20 4 15 15 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 15 20 3 14 14 12 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 21 15 19 4 14 15 12

Inflected forms

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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To feel overly hot or inflamed."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English links with manual fragments",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She felt the child's forehead and discovered that he was burning up!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To feel overly hot or inflamed.",
        "To experience a high fever."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hot",
          "hot"
        ],
        [
          "inflamed",
          "inflamed"
        ],
        [
          "fever",
          "fever"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To feel overly hot or inflamed.",
        "(intransitive, specifically) To experience a high fever."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "specifically"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: tear it up"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To ride a motorcycle or other vehicle at high speed."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "motorcycle",
          "motorcycle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) To ride a motorcycle or other vehicle at high speed."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "catch fire and burn until destroyed",
      "word": "kowlleski"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kataphlégomai",
      "sense": "catch fire and burn until destroyed",
      "word": "καταφλέγομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "catch fire and burn until destroyed",
      "word": "elég"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "catch fire and burn until destroyed",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "popalić się"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kataphlégō",
      "sense": "destroy by burning",
      "word": "καταφλέγω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "destroy by burning",
      "word": "eléget"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "destroy by burning",
      "word": "onǣlan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "destroy by burning",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "popalić"
    }
  ],
  "word": "burn up"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks",
    "English compound terms",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs with particle (up)",
    "English verbs",
    "en:Fire"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "burn",
        "3": "up"
      },
      "expansion": "burn + up",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "upbrennynge"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English upbrennynge",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "upbrennende",
        "pos": "present participle",
        "t": "burning up"
      },
      "expansion": "upbrennende (“burning up”, present participle)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds-de",
        "2": "upbrannen",
        "t": "to burn up"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German upbrannen (“to burn up”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From burn + up. Compare Middle English upbrennynge, upbrennende (“burning up”, present participle), German Low German upbrannen (“to burn up”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "burn ups",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "burn up (plural burn ups)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "burnup"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English misspellings"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Misspelling of burnup."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "burnup",
          "burnup#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "misspelling"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "burn up"
}

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