burns off
Vanishes through heat
Burns off describes the process of something being consumed, removed, or dissipated through heat or energy expenditure.
Morning fog burns off when the sun warms the air enough to evaporate it.
Exercise burns off calories or excess energy.
In cooking, alcohol burns off when heated, leaving only its flavor behind.
The phrase can also describe controlled fires that burn off dead vegetation or stubble from fields.
I went for a run to burn off that second slice of cake.
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- glycogenStored glucose polymer
belly fat · fuel consumption · catharsis · thermogenesis · emissions · ignition · metabolism · pollutants · fat · exercise · works out · ash · evaporate · tension · residue · anger · nervous energy · carbon dioxide
burns offcondenses
Reduces to essentials
condensation · precipitates · accumulates · collects · liquefies
burn, burns, burned, burnt, burning, burner, burners, burnout, sunburn