Burned has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Verb
1
simple past tense and past participle of burn
"The house burned down last night, leaving nothing but charred beams behind."
In plain English: To burn something means to set it on fire until it is damaged by extreme heat.
"The wood burned quickly in the fireplace."
Adjective
1
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
"burnt sienna"
2
destroyed or badly damaged by fire
"a row of burned houses"
"a charred bit of burnt wood"
"a burned-over site in the forest"
"barricaded the street with burnt-out cars"
3
ruined by overcooking
"she served us underdone bacon and burnt biscuits"
Example Sentences
"The wood burned quickly in the fireplace."
verb
"The old paper burned quickly in the fireplace."
verb
"She burned her tongue on the hot coffee."
verb
"We burned all the unwanted documents last night."
verb