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Burn out

noun
Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.noun(of a person) The condition of tiredness due to overwork.
2.verbTo destroy by fire.
3.verbTo become extinguished due to lack of fuel.
"The candle finally burned out."
4.verbTo tire due to overwork; to overwork to their limit.
"After six months of twelve-hour workdays, most people just burn out and quit."
5.verbTo cause (someone) to tire due to overwork; to cause (someone) to overwork to one's limit.
6.verbTo have one's tires skid against the ground; to peel off, peel out.
7.verbTo make (someone) unavailable for work involving exposure to ionizing radiation by employing (the person) in such work until the person's accumulated exposure reaches the maximum permitted for an administrative period, typically a year.
"The repairs on this nuclear reactor have burned out every welder in the province."

Synonyms

blow outblowburn upburnforburnoutburnburn throughincinerateburn downunderburnbomb outimmolate
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