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Burn

The word burn has many meanings:

• A burn (injury) is a form of bodily injury.
• Burning is the more common name for the chemical reaction of combustion (and one type of system in which combustion takes place is a fire).
• A burn is the firing of a rocket propulsion system.
• Burning is the recording process for various technologies based on compact discs or DVDs. The recorder itself is sometimes called a burner.
• An Indian burn (also called a Chinese burn) is a common school prank.
• A burn (stream) in Scotland and north-eastern England is a stream which is smaller than a river.
• A burned image is one with highlights or shadows considerably outside the medium's gamut.
• To be burned is to have been dealt a stinging insult.
• A burner (Burning Man) is an active participant in the annual Burning Man festival.
• A burner is the heat-producing element of a stove.
• A burner (hot air balloon) is used to inflate a hot air balloon.
• A burner is a large, elaborate graffiti piece.
• A burner is a neurological injury.
• Burn, North Yorkshire

Burn is also the title of many works of music and film:

• Burn (Usher song) is a popular song in Usher's 2004 album Confessions.
• Burn is a 1995 album by Sister Machine Gun.
• Burn (album) is a 1974 album by Deep Purple.
• Burn is a 2001 single by Mobb Deep.
• Burn The Priest is an eponymous 1999 album by heavy metal band Lamb of God, when they were known as "Burn the Priest".
• Burn (band) is another heavy metal band.
• Burn is a 2000 album by Jo Dee Messina.
• Burn (film) is a 1998 film.
• Burn is the name of a 2005 single from New Zealand Band, Elemeno P

See also

• Immolation is destruction by fire, although it often refers to suicide or execution by burning

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