WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
burn up v 1: burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity" [syn: flare, flame up, blaze up, burn up] 2: use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise" [syn: burn off, burn, burn up] 3: burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames" [syn: burn down, burn up, go up]