ALL meanings of backburner
back burner
B b - noun backburner a condition of low priority or temporary deferment (usually used in the phrase on the back burner): Put other issues on the back burner until after the election. 1
- noun backburner (countable) A burner of a stove away from the cook's side. 1
- noun backburner (Uncountable Noun) A state of being postponed, deferred or given lower priority (from the sense that pots on backburners get less attention). 0
- verb backburner To relegate to a lower priority. 0