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What does burn down mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word burn down? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To cause (a structure) to burn to nothing.
  2. (intransitive, of a structure) To burn completely, so that nothing remains.
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In a show of machismo he allowed the fuse to burn down almost to the very last before his friends began to scarper.
Lyrically, it's a typically delusional tale of a couple who burn down dance floors with the electricity between them.
To obtain environmental certification, the owners of the forests have to burn down a certain area of them each year.
I reckon the sly-groggers should join forces with the wowsers to burn down all the pubs.
The sparks should flash up into the touch hole, the powder shouldn't have to burn down to it.
You don't expect your home to burn down. However, you buy insurance to be prepared for the worst.

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