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burnt down

burnt down is the past participle of burn down.

Meaning of burn down

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To cause (a structure) to burn to nothing.
    • The police are hoping to find the people who burned down the cottage.
  2. (intransitive) To burn completely, so that nothing remains.
    • A fire which started in the bedroom caused the cottage to burn down.
  3. (slang, transitive) To kill (someone), especially by shooting; to attack (someone).

Questions about burnt down

What is burnt down the past participle of?
Burnt down is the past participle of burn down.

Words near burnt down in the dictionary

  1. burnt bread
  2. Burnt Bridge
  3. burnt coal
  4. burnt cream
  5. burnt daylight
  6. burnt down
  7. burnt ear
  8. burnt ears
  9. burnt ends
  10. Burnt Hills
  11. burnt in

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