Synonyms and antonyms of To stop working (of a piece of equipment) in British Thesaurus

break down ()

if a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stops working

go off ()

if something such as a light or an electricity supply goes off, it stops working or being available

shut off ()

if a machine shuts off, or if someone shuts it off, it stops working

run down ()

if something such as a machine or clock runs down, or if you run it down, it gradually stops working because it has no power

stop (verb)

to no longer work, or to cause something to no longer work

break (verb)

if a piece of equipment breaks, or if you break it, it stops working correctly because a part of it is damaged

burn out ()

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

fail (verb)

if something such as a machine or an organ in your body fails, it no longer works correctly

cut out ()

if an engine or machine cuts out, it suddenly stops working

go down (computing)

computing if something such as a computer or an electrical system goes down, it stops working for a period of time

back up ()

if a system backs up, or if it is backed up, it has slowed down or stopped working because there is too much of something for it to deal with

blow (verb)

if something electrical blows, it stops working, usually because too much electricity has passed through it

blow a fuse ()

to make the fuse in electrical equipment operate and make the equipment stop working

blow a gasket ()

if a machine blows a gasket, too much pressure inside breaks a gasket and causes liquid or gas to come out

conk out (informal)

informal to suddenly stop working

die (verb)

informal to stop operating

freeze (verb)

if something such as a lock or a machine freezes, or if something freezes it, it gets stuck and cannot move

fuse (verb)

physicsBritish if a piece of electrical equipment fuses, or if someone fuses it, it stops working when a thin piece of wire in it breaks because there is too much electricity flowing through it

give out ()

if something such as a machine or a part of your body gives out, it stops working

give up the ghost ()

if a car or other machine gives up the ghost, it stops working completely

go down ()

if lights go down, especially in a theatre or cinema, they gradually become less bright and are switched off

go funny ()

to stop working correctly

go haywire ()

to stop working or behaving correctly

go phut (British)

British to stop working suddenly

go wrong ()

used when something stops working

jam (verb)

if a machine, lock, window etc jams, it does not work because something stops it from moving

keel over ()

to suddenly stop working correctly

pack up (British)

Britishinformal if a machine or piece of equipment packs up, it stops working

seize up ()

to suddenly stop moving or working properly

shut down ()

if a machine or computer shuts down, or if someone shuts it down, it stops operating