Usually means: Eliminate excess calories through exercise.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word burn off:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. burn off: Merriam-Webster
  2. burn-off, burn-off, burn off: Collins English Dictionary
  3. burn off: Vocabulary.com
  4. burn-off: Wordnik
  5. burn off: Wiktionary
  6. burn off: Dictionary.com
  7. burn off: Rhymezone
  8. burn off: FreeDictionary.org
  9. burn off: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. burn off: TheFreeDictionary.com
  11. burn off: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. burn off: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. burn off: Idioms

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Glossary of Meteorology (No longer online)
  2. Illustrated Glass Dictionary (No longer online)

(Note: See burn_offs as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (burn off)

verb:  (intransitive) To dissipate as the result of heat.
verb:  (transitive) To cause to dissipate by applying heat.
verb:  (transitive, intransitive, oil) To dispose of (unusable explosive natural gas from an oil well) by burning it as it emerges from the well.
verb:  (intransitive, rail transport, of an axle bearing) To fail due to overheating.
verb:  (transitive, intransitive, television) To fill (low-value air time) with programming not suitable for its original purpose.
verb:  (transitive) To expend energy resulting from metabolizing food.
verb:  (transitive) To use up a resource in a nonproductive manner.
verb:  (rugby) Cause to waste energy.
verb:  (transitive) To speed past (someone), such as in a race, especially when first starting off.

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