Meaning of burned in English

1. Pronunciation

   /bərnd/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   burned

   Definitions

   1. injured by intense heat (as of fire or the sun)

   Examples

   • « his cracked, black burned lips »

   Synonyms

   • injured
2. 2. treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point

   Examples

   • « burnt sienna »

   Synonyms

   • treated
3. 3. hardened by subjecting to intense heat

   Examples

   • « baked bricks »
   • « burned bricks »

   Synonyms

   • tempered
   • treated
   • hardened
   • toughened
4. 4. destroyed or badly damaged by fire

   Examples

   • « a row of burned houses »
   • « a charred bit of burnt wood »
   • « barricaded the street with burnt-out cars »

   Synonyms

   • destroyed
5. 5. ruined by overcooking

   Examples

   • « she served us underdone bacon and burnt buscuits »

   Synonyms

   • cooked

6. Qualitative Adjective

   burned

   Definitions

   1. having undergone oxidation

   Examples

   • « burned powder »

   Antonyms

   • unburned

Participle of verb

• burn
• burn