| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | Damage or a damaged substance that results from burning: char, scorch, sear, singe. See HOT. | | VERB: | 1. To be or become angry: anger, blow up, boil over, bristle, explode, flare up, foam, fume, rage, seethe. Informal : steam. Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one's stack (or top) , breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit the ceiling (or roof) , lose one's temper, see red. See FEELINGS. 2. To cause to feel or show anger. Also used with up: anger, enrage, incense1, infuriate, madden, provoke. Idioms: make one hot under the collar, make one's blood boil, put one's back up. See FEELINGS. 3. To emit a bright light: beam, blaze1, gleam, glow, incandesce, radiate, shine. See LIGHT. 4. To be in a state of emotional or mental turmoil: boil, bubble, churn, ferment, seethe, simmer, smolder. See CALM. 5. To feel or look hot: bake, broil1, roast, swelter. See HOT. 6. To undergo combustion: blaze1, combust, flame, flare. See HOT. 7. To undergo or cause to undergo damage by or as if by fire: char, scorch, sear, singe. See HOT. 8. To cause to become sore or inflamed: inflame, irritate, sting. See HELP. 9. To feel or cause to feel a sensation of heat or discomfort: bite, smart, sting. See PAIN. | | PHRASAL VERB: | burn out To lose so much strength and power as to become ineffective or motionless: give out, run down. Slang : poop out. See TIRED.
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