Burn off

verb

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.verbTo dissipate as the result of heat.

2.verbTo cause to dissipate by applying heat.

3.verb(oil) To dispose of (unusable explosive natural gas from an oil well) by burning it as it emerges from the well.

4.verbTo fill (low-value air time) with programming not suitable for its original purpose.

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