How to pronounce “burn off”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (intransitive) To dissipate as the result of heat.
• (transitive) To cause to dissipate by applying heat.
• (transitive, intransitive, oil industry) To dispose of (unusable explosive natural gas from an oil well) by burning it as it emerges from the well.
• (intransitive, rail transport, of an axle bearing) To fail due to overheating.
• (transitive, intransitive, television) To fill (low-value air time) with programming not suitable for its original purpose.
• (transitive) To expend energy resulting from metabolizing food.
• (transitive) To use up a resource in a nonproductive manner.
• (rugby) Cause to waste energy.
• (transitive) To speed past (someone), such as in a race, especially when first starting off.

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