burn up

1. 1.

   burn brightly

   “Every star seemed to flare with new intensity”

   Synonymsflareflame upblaze up

   Broaderburn
2. 2.

   use up (energy)

   “burn off calories through vigorous exercise”

   Synonymsburn offburn

   Broaderconsume
3. 3.

   burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire

   “The hut burned down”

   “The mountain of paper went up in flames”

   Synonymsburn downgo up

   Broaderburn

   Narrowerincinerate

Questions about burn up

What does burn up mean?

burn up means "burn brightly". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for burn up?

Close synonyms include flare, flame up, blaze up, burn off, burn. 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 up a common word?

burn up is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.