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polttaminen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • burn noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
  • burning adjective On fire, or so hot it seems to be on fire.
  • cremation noun The act of disposing of a dead body by burning.
  • firing noun The act of shooting a weapon.
  • rundown noun A brief summary or overview of a situation.
  • tag noun A small label attached to an item, showing information such as its price, size, or owner.

Senses

polttaminen is used for these senses in English:

  • burn The act of burning something with fire.
  • burning The act by which something burns or is burned.
  • cremation A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.
  • firing (ceramics) The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery.
  • incineration The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation.
  • rundown (baseball) A defensive play in which the runner is caught between two fielders, who steadily converge to tag the runner out.
  • tag (baseball) An instance of touching the baserunner with the ball or the ball in a gloved hand to rule him "out."

burn — full definition

  1. noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
  2. noun A sharp, cutting insult, especially one delivered wittily.
  3. verb To be damaged, destroyed, or consumed by fire.
  4. verb To injure with heat, fire, or a caustic substance.
  5. verb To copy data onto a CD, DVD, or similar disc.

burning — full definition

  1. adjective On fire, or so hot it seems to be on fire.
  2. adjective Intensely felt; urgent or pressing.
  3. noun The act or process of something being consumed by fire.

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