<p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and usually light; be on fire.</li><li>to feel heat or a physiologically similar sensation; feel pain from or as if from a fire.</li><li>to give off light or to glow brightly.</li><li>to produce pain or a stinging sensation similar to that of fire; cause to smart.</li><li>to feel extreme anger.</li><li>to feel strong emotion or passion.</li><li>to undergo combustion, either fast or slow; oxidize.</li><li>to become charred or overcooked by heat.</li><li>to receive a sunburn.</li><li>to be punished or executed by fire.</li><li>to be engraved by or as if by burning.</li><li>to die in an electric chair.</li><li>to suffer losses or be disillusioned in business or social relationships.</li><li>to cheat or rob.</li><li>to insult in a way that is especially perceptive and therefore especially harsh and humiliating.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a burned place or area.</li><li>an injury usually caused by heat but also by abnormal cold, chemicals, poison gas, electricity, or lightning.</li><li>the process or an instance of burning or baking, as in brickmaking.</li><li>a burning sensation felt in the muscles during intense exercise.</li><li>an especially harsh and humiliating insult or put-down, often delivered in the presence of others.</li></ul>