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Definition burn out in American English

burn out phrasal verb

phrasal verb
1

if a fire burns out, or if it burns itself out, it stops burning

Synonyms and related words
burn out burn down go out
2

to completely destroy the inside of something such as a vehicle or building

Example

an empty house that had been burned out by kids

Synonyms and related words
burn set light to something burn down
3

if you burn out, or if you burn yourself out, you make yourself sick or unable to continue working because you have worked too hard

Synonyms and related words
suffer get contract
4

to burn someone's home so that they have to leave it

Synonyms and related words
ethnic cleansing social cleansing drive out
5

if a piece of electrical equipment burns out, or if it is burned out, it gets too hot and stops working

Synonyms and related words
break down go off shut off
6

if a strong feeling burns out, or if it burns itself out, you stop feeling it

Example

His rage had been intense, but it had burned itself out.

Synonyms and related words
X has left the building disappear finish
Definition burn out in American English