"burn out" meaning in English

See burn out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-au-burn out.ogg Forms: burn outs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} burn out (countable and uncountable, plural burn outs)
  1. Nonstandard spelling of burnout. Tags: alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable Alternative form of: burnout
    Sense id: en-burn_out-en-noun-GF3-ZDbH Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 18 7 4 13 3 4 2 21 19 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 16 2 4 8 4 5 2 23 24 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 2 4 8 4 5 2 25 23 11

Verb

Audio: en-au-burn out.ogg Forms: burns out [present, singular, third-person], burning out [participle, present], burned out [participle, past], burned out [past], burnt out [Commonwealth, participle, past], burnt out [Commonwealth, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|past2=burnt out|past2_qual=mostly Commonwealth}} burn out (third-person singular simple present burns out, present participle burning out, simple past and past participle burned out or (mostly Commonwealth) burnt out)
  1. (transitive) To destroy by fire. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-burn_out-en-verb-kDmqFWMV
  2. (intransitive) To become extinguished due to lack of fuel. Tags: intransitive Translations (to extinguish due to lack of fuel): palaa loppuun (Finnish), elég (Hungarian), végigég (Hungarian), spegnersi (Italian), estinguersi (Italian), padam (Malay), abenar (Occitan), atudar (Occitan), escantir (Occitan), выгора́ть (vygorátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́гореть (výgoretʹ) [perfective] (Russian), сгора́ть (sgorátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), сгоре́ть (sgorétʹ) [perfective] (Russian), перегора́ть (peregorátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), перегоре́ть (peregorétʹ) (english: globe) [perfective] (Russian), falna (Swedish), brinna ut (Swedish), sönmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-burn_out-en-verb-TluU4xAi Disambiguation of 'to extinguish due to lack of fuel': 2 43 0 28 24 0 1 1 2
  3. (intransitive) To become nonfunctional (especially of lightbulbs or similar light-producing devices). Tags: intransitive Translations (to become nonfunctional (especially of lightbulbs or similar light-producing devices)): kiég (Hungarian), kialszik (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-burn_out-en-verb-sjWsRIRJ Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 18 7 4 13 3 4 2 21 19 8 Disambiguation of 'to become nonfunctional (especially of lightbulbs or similar light-producing devices)': 2 13 77 1 1 0 4 2 2
  4. (intransitive) To tire due to overwork; to overwork to their limit. Tags: intransitive Translations (to tire due to overwork): palaa loppuun (Finnish), s’épuiser (French), queimar (Galician), kiég (Hungarian), esaurirsi (Italian), abenar (Occitan), ficar esgotado/exausto (Portuguese), выдыха́ться (vydyxátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́дохнуться (výdoxnutʹsja) (note: perfective form is much more common) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-burn_out-en-verb-NW2S7a6Z Disambiguation of 'to tire due to overwork': 0 22 0 46 28 0 1 1 1
  5. (transitive) To cause (someone) to tire due to overwork; to cause (someone) to overwork to one's limit. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-burn_out-en-verb--QrDsb1a
  6. (intransitive, slang, uncommon) To end one's shift at a job. Tags: intransitive, slang, uncommon
    Sense id: en-burn_out-en-verb-cB1Btqfu
  7. (intransitive, automotive) To have one's tires skid against the ground; to peel off, peel out. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Automotive Derived forms: burn-out [noun], burnout [noun]
    Sense id: en-burn_out-en-verb--MpIpTgG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 4 2 14 2 3 1 36 17 13 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 7 3 4 11 4 6 3 35 14 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 5 5 12 6 8 5 28 14 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 4 3 14 3 5 2 36 17 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 2 3 14 3 4 2 40 17 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 5 6 10 6 9 5 25 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 3 5 10 5 7 3 27 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 5 6 10 6 8 5 25 12 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 15 3 5 10 5 7 3 27 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 18 7 4 13 3 4 2 21 19 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 4 5 11 5 7 4 31 13 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 16 2 4 8 4 5 2 23 24 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 11 3 5 10 5 7 3 25 17 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 2 4 8 4 5 2 25 23 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 4 5 11 5 7 4 31 13 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 3 5 10 5 6 3 28 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 15 3 5 10 5 6 3 28 12 13 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  8. (idiomatic) To 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. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-burn_out-en-verb-2J-F3X3h Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 18 7 4 13 3 4 2 21 19 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 16 2 4 8 4 5 2 23 24 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 2 4 8 4 5 2 25 23 11
  9. (intransitive, bowling, of a ball) To use up too much energy when first bowled and to therefore not finish strongly. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Bowling Synonyms: burn up, roll out
    Sense id: en-burn_out-en-verb-sQo7tXuv Categories (other): Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 16 2 4 8 4 5 2 23 24 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 2 4 8 4 5 2 25 23 11 Topics: bowling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1941 April, “The Why and the Wherefore: Hawes Junction Collision”, in Railway Magazine, page 191 (the collision occurred in 1910):",
          "text": "All four engines and the entire train were derailed, and owing to the fact that all the vehicles except the sleeping cars were gas-lit, the whole of the coaching stock except the two rear brakes was burned out, beginning with the two front coaches, which were completely wrecked.",
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          "text": "Coordinate term: flame out"
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          "text": "1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII\nMr. Mason, shivering as some one chanced to open the door, asked for more coal to be put on the fire, which had burnt out its flame, though its mass of cinder still shone hot and red. The footman who brought the coal, in going out, stopped near Mr. Eshton's chair, and said something to him in a low voice, of which I heard only the words, \"old woman,\"—\"quite troublesome.\""
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          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to extinguish due to lack of fuel",
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          "_dis1": "2 43 0 28 24 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to extinguish due to lack of fuel",
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        "To become nonfunctional (especially of lightbulbs or similar light-producing devices)."
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        "(intransitive) To become nonfunctional (especially of lightbulbs or similar light-producing devices)."
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        "(intransitive) To tire due to overwork; to overwork to their limit."
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          "_dis1": "0 22 0 46 28 0 1 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to tire due to overwork",
          "word": "palaa loppuun"
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          "_dis1": "0 22 0 46 28 0 1 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to tire due to overwork",
          "word": "s’épuiser"
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          "_dis1": "0 22 0 46 28 0 1 1 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to tire due to overwork",
          "word": "queimar"
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          "word": "kiég"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "to tire due to overwork",
          "word": "ficar esgotado/exausto"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vydyxátʹsja",
          "sense": "to tire due to overwork",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "выдыха́ться"
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          "_dis1": "0 22 0 46 28 0 1 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "perfective form is much more common",
          "roman": "výdoxnutʹsja",
          "sense": "to tire due to overwork",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "вы́дохнуться"
        }
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        "To cause (someone) to tire due to overwork; to cause (someone) to overwork to one's limit."
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        "(transitive) To cause (someone) to tire due to overwork; to cause (someone) to overwork to one's limit."
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        {
          "text": "I start my shift at three in the afternoon, and get to burn out at midnight.",
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          "word": "burn-out"
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          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 79 0 21",
          "tags": [
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        "To have one's tires skid against the ground; to peel off, peel out."
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      "id": "en-burn_out-en-verb--MpIpTgG",
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          "tire"
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        [
          "skid",
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        [
          "peel off",
          "peel off"
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        [
          "peel out",
          "peel out"
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        "(intransitive, automotive) To have one's tires skid against the ground; to peel off, peel out."
      ],
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