burn off vs eat

burn off and eat both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
burn off	No	No	Yes	No
eat	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, eat is a hypernym of burn off; that is, eat is a word with a broader meaning than burn off:

Other hypernyms of burn off include consume, deplete, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up, wipe out.

burn off (verb)	eat (verb)
clear land of its vegetation by burning it off	cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
use up (energy)	take in solid food
	eat a meal; take a meal
	take in food; used of animals only
	use up (resources or materials)
	worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way