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обжига́ть — meaning in English

obzhigat

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English meaning

  • bake verb To cook food using dry heat in an oven.
  • burn noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
  • char verb To burn something so that its surface turns black, or to burn it down to charcoal.
  • fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
  • nettle noun A plant covered in tiny stinging hairs that cause an itchy rash when touched.
  • scald verb To burn with hot liquid.
  • scorch verb To burn the surface of something, discolouring or damaging it without destroying it completely.
  • sear verb To burn or scorch the surface of something with intense heat.

Senses

обжига́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • bake (transitive, or, intransitive, or, ditransitive, with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
  • burn (chemistry, transitive) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.
  • calcine (physical chemistry) To heat (a substance) without melting in order to drive off water, etc., and to oxidize or reduce it; specifically, to decompose (carbonates) into oxides, and, especially, to heat (limestone) to form quicklime.
  • char (ergative) To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.
  • fire (transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
  • nettle (transitive) Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone.
  • scald To burn with hot liquid.
  • scorch (transitive) To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it

bake — full definition

  1. verb To cook food using dry heat in an oven.
  2. verb To harden or dry something using heat.
  3. noun A social event where food is baked or served, or a baked dish itself.

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.

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