burn off

1. (intransitive)To dissipate as the result of heat.

   Near-synonyms: burn away, burn up

2. (transitive)To cause to dissipate by applying heat.

   Near-synonyms: burn away, burn up

3. (intransitive, transitive)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

4. (intransitive)To fail due to overheating.

   Near-synonym: 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

   use up (energy)

7. (transitive)To use up a resource in a nonproductive manner.

   Near-synonym: burn through

8. To cause to waste energy.

9. (transitive)To speed past (someone), such as in a race, especially when first starting off.

   The other competitors were way behind, having been burned off at the starting line.

1. I don't think all the alcohol in this sauce burned off.

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2. I don't think all of the alcohol in this sauce burned off.

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3. He exercised to burn off some energy.

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4. Jonas burnt the alien off his leg.

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5. I don't think all the alcohol in this dish burned off.

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irregular · Lesson

• burn upдістати, отримуватиTo catch fire and burn until destroyed.
• burn offпалити, записатиTo dissipate as the result of heat.
• burn outдути, дмухатиTo destroy by fire.
• burn downпалити, записатиTo cause (a structure) to burn to nothing.
• burn inTo eat into, as fire.
• burn awayTo remove or be removed by burning.
• burn throughTo use up in a hasty or destructive manner.