burn off

verb9

1. •
   To dissipate as the result of heat.

   • The weather by the beach can be considerably cooler—ten degrees or more— and usually starts with fog and haze that burn off by late morning. — 2005
2. •
   To expend energy resulting from metabolizing food.

   • It's to encourage boys to burn off excess energy. — 2010
3. •
   To use up a resource in a nonproductive manner.

   • We burn off speed. We have come around very fast. Must burn off more speed. — 2019
4. •
   To cause to dissipate by applying heat.

   • When he tried to light the cigarette in his mouth, he discovered he was about to burn off the filter and a fair bit of his mouth. — 2013
5. •
   To dispose of (unusable explosive natural gas from an oil well) by burning it as it emerges from the well.
6. •
   to cause to waste energy.

   • Slick use of the resulting turnover ball gave Koroibete the space to burn off Daly, only the third try England have so far conceded in this tournament. — 2019
7. •
   To speed past (someone), such as in a race, especially when first starting off.

   • The other competitors were way behind, having been burned off at the starting line.
8. •
   To fail due to overheating.
9. •
   To fill (low-value air time) with programming not suitable for its original purpose.