Burning - Definition

adj 1: of immediate import; "burning issues of the day"
n 1: the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was
prohibited by a town ordinance" [syn: burning,
combustion]
2: pain that feels hot as if it were on fire [syn: burn,
burning]
3: a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give
heat and light [syn: combustion, burning]
4: execution by electricity [syn: electrocution, burning]
5: execution by fire [syn: burning, burning at the stake]
6: a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot
implements are used to burn the victim's skin