burn off

Verb

 * 1)  To dissipate as the result of heat.
 * 2)  To cause to dissipate by applying heat.
 * 3)  To dispose of (unusable explosive natural gas from an oil well) by burning it as it emerges from the well.
 * 4)  To fail due to overheating.
 * 5)  To fill (low-value air time) with programming not suitable for its original purpose.
 * 6)  To expend energy resulting from metabolizing food.
 * 7)  To use up a resource in a nonproductive manner.
 * 8)  Cause to waste energy.
 * 9)  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.
 * 1)  To fill (low-value air time) with programming not suitable for its original purpose.
 * 2)  To expend energy resulting from metabolizing food.
 * 3)  To use up a resource in a nonproductive manner.
 * 4)  Cause to waste energy.
 * 5)  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.
 * 1)  To use up a resource in a nonproductive manner.
 * 2)  Cause to waste energy.
 * 3)  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.
 * 1)  Cause to waste energy.
 * 2)  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.
 * The other competitors were way behind, having been burned off at the starting line.