burn out
phrasal verbburn out | burn itself out
- (of a fire) to stop burning because there is nothing more to burn
- The fire had burnt (itself) out before the fire engines arrived.
burn out | burn something out
- to stop working or to make something stop working because it gets too hot or is used too much
- The clutch has burnt out.
burn out | burn yourself/somebody out
- to become extremely tired or sick by working too hard over a period of time; to make somebody do this
- If he doesn't stop working so hard, he'll burn himself out.
- By the age of 25 she was completely burned out and retired from the sport.
burn something out
- [usually passive] to destroy something completely by fire so that only the outer frame remains
- The hotel was completely burnt out.
- The car was found abandoned in a wood, completely burnt out.