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burn off

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burn off

Verb

∙ To dissipate as the result of heat. intransitive
∙ To cause to dissipate by applying heat. transitive
∙ To dispose of unusable explosive natural gas from an oil well by burning it as it emerges from the well. transitive, intransitive, oil
∙ To fill low value air time with programming not suitable for its original purpose. transitive, intransitive, television

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