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All burn up synonyms

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verb burn up

  • crumble β€” If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces.
  • rant β€” to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave: The demagogue ranted for hours.
  • decrease β€” When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
  • nettle β€” any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs. Compare nettle family.
  • sap β€” Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
  • rave β€” to talk wildly, as in delirium.
  • disappear β€” to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
  • decline β€” If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
  • droop β€” to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
  • decay β€” When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
  • fade β€” to lose brightness or vividness of color.
  • misapply β€” to make a wrong application or use of.
  • perish β€” to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
  • splurge β€” to indulge oneself in some luxury or pleasure, especially a costly one: They splurged on a trip to Europe.
  • disable β€” make not work
  • wear β€” to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise.
  • atrophy β€” If a muscle or other part of the body atrophies, it decreases in size or strength, often as a result of an illness.
  • corrode β€” If metal or stone corrodes, or is corroded, it is gradually destroyed by a chemical or by rust.
  • thin β€” having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
  • distress β€” great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
  • sink β€” to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
  • beleaguer β€” to trouble persistently; harass
  • badger β€” A badger is a wild animal which has a white head with two wide black stripes on it. Badgers live underground and usually come up to feed at night.
  • gnaw β€” to bite or chew on, especially persistently.
  • nudge β€” to annoy with persistent complaints, criticisms, or pleas; nag: He was always nudging his son to move to a better neighborhood.
  • nag β€” to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
  • pester β€” to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems.
  • abrade β€” To abrade something means to scrape or wear down its surface by rubbing it.
  • bedevil β€” If you are bedevilled by something unpleasant, it causes you a lot of problems over a period of time.
  • get β€” to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • needle β€” a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
  • break β€” When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
  • plague β€” French La Peste. a novel (1947) by Albert Camus.
  • tease β€” to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
  • ride β€” to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
  • harass β€” to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
  • harry β€” to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry: He was harried by constant doubts.
  • blow β€” When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
  • consume β€” If you consume something, you eat or drink it.
  • dump β€” to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
  • lavish β€” expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
  • misspend β€” to spend wrongly or unwisely; squander; waste.
  • misuse β€” wrong or improper use; misapplication.
  • waste β€” to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
  • squander β€” to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
  • pick on β€” to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
  • do a number on β€” a numeral or group of numerals.
  • give a hard time β€” a period of difficulties or hardship.
  • nit-pick β€” to be excessively concerned with or critical of inconsequential details.
  • shake up β€” an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
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