burned off

Verb

burn off (third-person singular simple present burns off, present participle burning off, simple past and past participle burned off or burnt off)

1. (intransitive) To dissipate as the result of heat.
   • Near-synonyms: burn away, burn up

   Synonyms:

   burn away, burn up

2. (transitive) To cause to dissipate by applying heat.
   • Near-synonyms: burn away, burn up

   Synonyms:

   burn away, burn up

3. (intransitive, transitive, oil industry) To dispose of (unusable explosive natural gas from an oil well) by burning it as it emerges from the well.
   • Near-synonyms: burn away, burn up

   Synonyms:

   burn away, burn up, flare

4. (intransitive) To fail due to overheating.
   • Near-synonym: burn up

   Synonyms:

   burn up

5. (intransitive, transitive) To fill (low-value air time) with programming not suitable for its original purpose.
6. (transitive) To expend energy resulting from metabolizing food.
   • Near-synonyms: burn away, burn up

   Synonyms:

   burn away, burn up

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