Main entry: burning, combustion
Definition: the act of burning something
Usage: the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance
Main entry: burning
Definition: a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
Main entry: burning, burning at the stake
Definition: execution by fire
Main entry: burning, electrocution
Definition: execution by electricity
Main entry: combustion, burning
Definition: a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
Definition: pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
Main entry: burning
Definition: of immediate import
Usage: burning issues of the day