1. To
glare at.
2. To die by
electrocution.
3. To
burglarize safes and vaults with an
oxy-acetylene torch.
4. To
cheat accomplices by withholding a portion of
loot. "
That louse burned his partners for their end (share) of the touch (loot) and lammed (fled)."
- american underworld dictionary - 1950