poltto — meaning in English

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.
• firing noun The act of shooting a weapon.

Senses

poltto is used for these senses in English:

• burn The act of burning something with fire.
• burn The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking.
• burning The act by which something burns or is burned.
• 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.
• internal combustion The process where fuel is burned within an engine such as a diesel engine, producing power directly as opposed to externally such as in a steam engine.

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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