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burn off

Verb

Meaning

clear land of its vegetation by burning it off

use up (energy)

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burn off calories through vigorous exercise Source: Internet

“When you move toward overbought conditions it doesn’t take much for the market to burn off some of the froth.” Source: Internet

A herd of runners tore down Melville Road Nov. 28 with a two-fold objective: to burn off that Thanksgiving turkey and to raise funds for Montana on a Mission (MOM). Source: Internet

He is teamed with former undercover vice detective Jan Loflin, who has her own sketchy past, full of nervous energy, "as if there was too much for her small body to contain, leaving her muscles to burn off the excess like the flares at an oil refinery." Source: Internet

That’s enough to burn off 3, 570 calories – that’s a little more than the number of calories in one pound – in 32 half-hour sessions. Source: Internet

As parents, it's probably not lost on you that kids need a regular diet of exercise to burn off all that energy and keep them healthy and fit. Source: Internet

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