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burnt off

burnt off is the simple past and past participle of burn off.

Meaning of burn 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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Questions about burnt off

What is burnt off the simple past and past participle of?
Burnt off is the simple past and past participle of burn off.

Words near burnt off in the dictionary

  1. Burnt Islands
  2. burnt knight
  3. burnt knights
  4. burnt lime
  5. Burnt Oak
  6. burnt off
  7. burnt offering
  8. burnt offerings
  9. burnt one down
  10. burnt one's boats
  11. burnt one's bridges

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