Burn out

Synonyms for "burn out" (69 found)

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Closest matches (14)

beatblowboltbreak downcollapsecrack updebilitatediedie awaydie outdo in
Verb(3 words)
blewblowblow out

Strong matches (21)

do updroopdropenervateexhaustfagfag outfaintfatiguefizzlefizzle outflagflame outfrazzlegaspget tiredgive outgo outgrow wearyharass
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Related words (34)

knock outknock upoverfatigueoverstrainovertireoverwearypantpeter outplay outpooppoop outprostratepuffpuff and blowrun downrun outsinksuccumbtiretire out
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tire to deathtuckeruse upweakenwearwear downwear onwear outwearywheezewiltwind
Adjective(1 words)
Verb(1 words)

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9 entries
breakbreak downconk outdiefailgive outgive waygogo bad

Sample sentences

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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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The candle finally burned out.

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1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII Mr. 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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After six months of twelve-hour workdays, most people just burn out and quit.

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