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to burn

to burn

23 4.2
To copy files onto a CD or DVD
  • verb
  • /bɜrn/
  • Archaic
: grabar (un CD/DVD)
  • You can burn your favorite songs onto a CD using this software.
  • burn a CD

One was I, I built mixtapes which are downloaded music from the Internet and made mixtapes for people on ACD and burnt it and give it to them.

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Examples

  • You know those digital photos you've archived by burning onto DVDs and sticking under your bed?

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  • Kwan had his computer set up to auto-burn a new disk every night.

  • You are going to burn a disk...

  • So it's on the hard drive, and I burned you a CD as well.

  • But eventually, I was glad that he burned a CD of her first album for me.

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  • She needed to burn the files onto a DVD to free up space on her computer.

  • After downloading the software, he was able to burn the installation files to a disc.

Synonyms

to write
vsto burn
  • Specialized
144 3.1

Put code or data onto a computer storage device

focuses on copying data to optical discs rather than creating code
to save
vsto burn
  • Specialized
102 1.3

Record data on a computer to use later

copies data specifically to optical discs rather than to general storage devices

Antonyms

370 2.0

To remove information like text or files so it cannot be seen

19 1.6

Remove marks, writing, or digital files so they are no longer visible

Idioms

to burn in hell
  • Offensive
44 9.6

Say that you want someone to suffer forever after they die

To tie a person to a stake and burn them as punishment or to strongly criticize them in public

to feel the burn
  • Informal
8 8.0

To have a strong burning feeling in the muscles during hard exercise

7 5.1

Work or study late at night to finish something

To work late at night and early in the morning so you become very tired

Money makes someone want to spend it quickly

to burn in effigy
  • Offensive
3 8.9

Burn a dummy or picture of someone in public to show strong anger

3 7.7

To end a relationship or opportunity so you cannot use it again

dad burn
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A mild phrase people say to show annoyance without using strong swear words

1 8.1

Lose money or get hurt because of a mistake you make

8.7

Make a party very lively and exciting

Phrasal Verbs

291 3.0

To destroy a building or object completely by fire

86 3.7

To be completely destroyed by fire

52 4.7

Stop working, especially things like lights or fuses, because they get too hot from too much use

35 5.6

Clear land of plants by burning them

15 3.2

Become used up by fire or slowly disappear over time from heat and light

12 3.0

Use coal as fuel to make heat or electricity

12 4.6

To light up suddenly with a strong flame or bright light

12 3.4

Use up energy by physical activity

to burn rubber
  • Informal
7 7.0

Drive a car very fast so the tires spin and smoke

6 3.4

To use energy from the body or fuel when you move

to burn time
  • Informal
2 7.5

To pass time by doing something not useful while you wait

to burn down
  • Jargon
1 3.9

To reduce work left in a project

to burn in
  • Specialized
1 6.9

Run new devices for a while to make sure they work well

Compounds

third-degree burn
  • Specialized
17 4.8

A very serious injury that destroys all skin layers can cause numbness and needs medical treatment

14 2.4

A dark spot on skin or cloth made when something hot touches it

second-degree burn
  • Specialized
14 3.4

A skin injury that causes painful blisters and redness

A small mark a cigarette makes on skin or clothes

burn center
  • Specialized
5 3.9

A hospital unit that treats people with serious burns

5 3.9

An area of skin rubbed and hurt by a rough cord

burn rate
  • Specialized
2 6.5

The speed a company spends money each month

first-degree burn
  • Specialized
2 3.4

A mild injury to the top layer of the skin that causes redness and pain without blisters

burn bag
  • Formal
2 7.9

A strong locked bag for holding secret papers to be burned

An injury caused when electricity passes through the body and damages skin or tissue

1 5.2

A skin scrape you get when you fall or slide on a road

A change that happens slowly over a long time

A film or book that builds tension slowly and ends with a big moment

A plant with thick spiny leaves that has a cooling gel for sunburn called Aloe vera

burn rate
  • Jargon
7.4

The speed tokens are permanently removed from circulation

How Much Extra

to overburn
  • Specialized
8.6
to burn
  • Archaic
23 4.2
to write
  • Specialized
144 3.1

Surface Forms

burn infinitive
burned past
burned past participle
burning present participle
burns third person singular

Etymology

Burn comes from the old English bærnan meaning 'to mark with fire', and the modern phrase 'burn a CD' uses that image because a laser beam seems to 'burn' the data into the disc.