Definitions

burn off

VERB

clear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarify eliminate erase free open

STRONG

ameliorate brighten cleanse disencumber disengage disentangle empty extricate lighten loosen lose meliorate purify refine rid sweep tidy unblock unburden unclog unload unloose unpack untie vacate void wipe

WEAK

break up rule out shake off throw off

Antonyms

STRONG

dirty entangle fill pollute

WEAK

clutter pile up

VERB

unblock

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ameliorate disentangle unclog

STRONG

brighten clarify cleanse disencumber disengage eliminate empty erase extricate free lighten loosen lose meliorate open purify refine rid sweep tidy unburden unload unloose unpack untie vacate void wipe

WEAK

break up rule out shake off throw off

Antonyms

STRONG

burden corrupt darken depress dirty dull fill keep load pollute sanction upset

Example Sentences

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To burn off my energy, my parents had enrolled me in dance classes at age 4.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

So he visited Buddy for recreation — several clients come to burn off energy when it’s too hot to walk outdoors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

Dr Raffan explained: "It alters the predisposition to weight gain because it's tweaking a system that is involved in regulating how hungry we feel and how much energy we burn off."

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

The gel can subsequently be heated to burn off the organic fragment.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2024

But she’d have to burn off that anger another way.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

burn off

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