English Explanatory Dictionary

burn up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To catch fire and burn until destroyed.
To destroy by burning.
To anger; to annoy.
To be angry or annoyed.
To be or feel overly hot or inflamed.
To experience a high fever.
To ride a motorcycle or other vehicle at high speed.
To use up too much energy when first bowled and to therefore not finishing strongly.

noun

Misspelling of burnup.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-burn up.wav

Word forms

burn up burns up burning up burned up burnt up

Etymology

From burn + up. Compare Middle English upbrennynge, upbrennende (“burning up”, present participle), German Low German upbrannen (“to burn up”).

Synonyms

go up in smoke catch on fire catch fire combust conflagrate fire go up in flames ignite light spunk take fire incense affront aggravate anger antagonize awrath burn up cheese off cross embitter envenom gall get get to honk off inflame infuriate madden make angry nark offend outrage provoke put out rankle rile piss off roil set off steam tick off get one's back up get someone's dander up get someone's goat get someone's Irish up make someone see red make someone's blood boil put someone's back up raise someone's hackles raise someone's shag rattle someone's cage rub the wrong way ruffle some feathers set up someone's birse annoy nettle ruffle sting bother

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