incendier — meaning in English

English meaning

• burn noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
• roast verb To cook food, uncovered, with dry heat in an oven or over a fire, giving it a browned or crisped surface.
• slam verb To shut something with sudden force and a loud noise.
• torch noun A small portable light powered by a battery (British usage); in American English, a stick with a flaming end used as a light source.

Senses

incendier is used for these senses in English:

• burn (transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.
• burn (chemistry, transitive) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.
• roast (transitive, figuratively) To subject to bantering, severely criticize, sometimes as a comedy routine.
• slam (transitive, colloquial, originally, US) To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
• torch (figurative) To make damaging claims about (someone or something); to ruin the reputation of (someone or something); to disparage, to insult.

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.

roast — full definition

1. verb To cook food, uncovered, with dry heat in an oven or over a fire, giving it a browned or crisped surface.
2. verb To make fun of someone harshly, often as a form of affectionate ribbing or comedy.
3. noun A cut of meat cooked by roasting, or a meal built around it.
4. noun A comedy event where a person is jokingly mocked and insulted by friends or colleagues.

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