burn-n; 7 Senses

Sense Number 1: an injury to the skin caused by radiation, heat or chemicals

Commentary: BURN[+state][+condition][+skin][+injury][+trauma]

Examples:
Wear sunscreen to prevent getting a burn at the beach.
The survivors of the nuclear blast had extensive radiation burns.
The man was treated for smoke inhalation and a second-degree burn.
The burns on her face were caused by sulfuric acid.

Mappings:
PropBank: burn.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3

Sense Number 2: a panful sensation of heat

Commentary: BURN[+state][+perception][+sensation][+painful][+of_heat]

Examples:
The spicy food left a burn in his throat.
Her fingers felt the burn of cold from holding the ice pack.
This ointment will relieve the burn and itch of poison ivy.

Mappings:
PropBank: burn.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 3: an area damaged by fire

Commentary: BURN[+location][+area][+damaged][+by_fire]

Examples:
I noticed several cigarette burns on the carpet.
The acres of burn here were caused by a forest fire.

Mappings:
PropBank: burn.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 5

Sense Number 4: intentional process of clearing land with fire

Commentary: BURN[+process][+agriculture][+clearing][+land][+with_fire]

Examples:
The Mayan farmers use a technique of slash and burn to clear the jungle.
The smoke from the annual burn on the slopes outside the villages hung in the air.

Mappings:
PropBank: burn.01
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 5: a light skin abrasion

Commentary: BURN[+state][+condition][+skin][+abrasion]

Examples:
I got rope burns on my hands from pulling the lines on the jib sail.
John uses a thick shaving cream to minimize razor burn on his face.

Mappings:
PropBank: burn.01
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1b

Sense Number 6: consumption of fuel

Commentary: BURN[+event][+consumption][+fuel]

Examples:
Propane gives a clean burn.
The second stage of the rocket has begun its burn.
The burn of calories during a marathon is quite high.
The investors were surprised at the burn rate of the start-up. (metaphoric extension to consumption of funding, the fuel of a company in a manner of speaking)

Mappings:
PropBank: burn.01
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 7: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

Examples:

Mappings:
PropBank: NM