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BURNUP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("burnup" is a kind of...):
consumption; expenditure; using up (the act of consuming something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A high-speed motorcycle race on a public road
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("burnup" is a kind of...):
race (a contest of speed)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))