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burn down

burn down

 
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burn
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to destroy (a standing structure or tall object) with fire.
A fire in the kitchen burned the whole house down.They burned down the old shack on the property.
definition 2: of a standing structure or tall object, to be destroyed by fire.
No one knows what caused the house to burn down.Many very old trees burned down in the forest fire.