BURN OUT


Meaning of BURN OUT in English

I .

burn out | ˌburn itself ˈout

( of a fire ) to stop burning because there is nothing more to burn :

The fire had burnt (itself) out before the fire engines arrived.

II .

burn out | ˌburn sth ↔ ˈout

to stop working or to make sth stop working because it gets too hot or is used too much :

The clutch has burnt out.

III .

burn out | ˌburn yourself / sb ˈout

to become extremely tired or sick by working too hard over a period of time :

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.

—related noun burnout

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.