жечь — meaning in English

English meaning

• burn noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
• stab verb To pierce or wound someone or something with a pointed weapon such as a knife.

Senses

жечь 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.
• burn (transitive, computing) To write data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
• stab (intransitive) To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).

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.

stab — full definition

1. verb To pierce or wound someone or something with a pointed weapon such as a knife.
2. noun A wound or act caused by stabbing.
3. noun Informal: an attempt at something.
4. noun A sudden, sharp pain, whether physical or emotional.

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