burn out

burn out
phrasal verb
Word forms "burn out":
present tense I/you/we/they burn out he/she/it burns out present participle burning out past tense burned out or burnt out past participle burned out or burnt out
1) [intransitive/transitive] if a fire burns out, or if it burns itself out, it stops burning
2) [transitive, usually passive] to completely destroy the inside of something such as a vehicle or building

an empty house that had been burned out by kids

3) [transitive] to burn someone's home so that they have to leave it
4) [intransitive/transitive] if a piece of electrical equipment burns out, or if it is burned out, it gets too hot and stops working
5) [intransitive/transitive] if a strong feeling burns out, or if it burns itself out, you stop feeling it

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

6) [intransitive/transitive] if you burn out, or if you burn yourself out, you make yourself ill or unable to continue working because you have worked too hard

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