burn down

phrasal verb

burned down or burnt down; burning down; burns down

1

of a building or other structure : to be destroyed by fire

The hotel burned down in 1922.

2

of a fire : to become smaller : to gradually produce less and less flame

We watched the fire as it slowly burned down.

3

: to destroy (something) by fire

Vandals burned down the school.

burned it down

Examples of burn down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the fires began to burn out of control, rumors spread through group chats and social media posts that the rec center had burnt down. —Dan Woike, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025

Related Articles Bay Area vandal targets Tesla Cybertruck Tesla protests across Bay Area ignite Trump resistance, but intra-party strife ahead Another car dealership burned down in northern Rome a week ago, destroying 30 cars, including used Teslas. —Cnn.com, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025

Regardless of whether the tree is burnt down, axed, or damaged, the root mother will continue to send up new shoots. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025

Gibson has been a vocal critic of California's Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom since his $14.5-million Malibu mansion burned down in the California wildfires in January. —Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for burn down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown