All burn up synonyms
burn up
B b 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.