burn out

/bərn aʊt/
/bən aʊt/
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Other forms: burned out; burning out

Definitions of burn out
  1. verb
    melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
    synonyms: blow, blow out
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    type of:
    break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad
    stop operating or functioning
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