burn off

verb

1. to clear (land) of vegetation by burning
2. to get rid of (unwanted gas at an oil well, etc) by burning

noun

1. an act or the process of burning off

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily

It was a way to burn off stress during that difficult period and, frankly, to fill the hours I’d otherwise be spending solo at home, on the heels of a breakup.

From Los Angeles Times

On Thursday and into the weekend, the deep marine layer isn’t expected to burn off each day until late in the afternoon — if at all — while stretching into the Santa Clarita Valley and L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

When the system is working properly, the paint shops collect hazardous air pollution and essentially burn off harmful chemicals.

From Los Angeles Times

His hand didn’t burn off, his whole body didn’t turn to dust, and he wasn’t transformed into a frog.

From Literature

Related Words

• clarify
• eliminate
• erase
• free
• open