What does burn off mean?

burn off means "use up (energy)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for burn off?

Close synonyms include burn, burn up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is burn off a common word?

burn off is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

burn off — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

verb

2 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
use up (energy)
“burn off calories through vigorous exercise”
Synonymsburn burn up
Broaderconsume
2.
clear land of its vegetation by burning it off
Broaderdenude

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What does burn off mean?: burn off means "use up (energy)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

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