burn down
phrasal verbPart ofburn
burn down — phrasal verb
1. If a building burns down, fire destroys it completely; you can also burn a build
1.phrasal verb
Definition
If a building burns down, fire destroys it completely; you can also burn a building down on purpose.
Example
The wooden church burned down in less than an hour during the autumn storm.
Rebels burned down the army post before retreating into the mountains.