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Definition of burn down phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

burn down

phrasal verb
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burn down
  1. if a fire burns down, it becomes weaker and has smaller flames
burn down | burn something down
  1. to be destroyed, or to destroy something, by fire
    • The house burned down in 1895.
    Extra Examples
    • Protesters threatened to burn down the house.
    • The factory burned down last year.
See burn down in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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