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Definition of
burn down phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
burn down
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
burn down
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if a fire
burns down
, it becomes weaker and has smaller flames
burn down
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burn something
down
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to be destroyed, or to destroy something, by fire
The house burned down in 1895.
See
burn down
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Nearby words
burn
noun
burn away
phrasal verb
burn down
phrasal verb
burned
burned-out
adjective