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Princeton's WordNet

  1. blow out, burn out, blowverb

    melt, break, or become otherwise unusable

    "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"

Wiktionary

  1. burn outverb

    To extinguish due to lack of fuel.

  2. burn outverb

    To tire due to overwork.

  3. burn outverb

    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.

Wikipedia

  1. Burn Out

    Burn Out is a song recorded by American country music band Midland. It is the third single from their 2017 debut album On the Rocks. The band's three members, Mark Wystrach, Cameron Duddy, and Jess Carson, co-wrote the song with Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne, the latter two of whom co-produced it with Dann Huff.

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  1. burn out

    Burn out refers to a state of physical or mental collapse or exhaustion caused by prolonged stress, overwork, or intense activity. It often involves feelings of overwhelming fatigue, diminishing interest or motivation, decreased productivity, and detachment or cynicism about one's work or responsibilities.

Wikidata

  1. Burn Out

    Burn Out is the second album by Christian pop punk band Slick Shoes, released in 1998.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of burn out in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of burn out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of burn out in a Sentence

  1. Jay Paris:

    I see a burn-out factor, it ceases becoming fun and becomes a chore. And when its a chore, you start to lose kids, Jay Paris said.

  2. Kurt Cobain:

    It's better to burn out than fade away.

  3. Ray Russell:

    It's going to have to burn out at the tank.

  4. Jack London, Personal Credo:

    I would rather be ashes than dust. I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by a dryrot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in a magnificient glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

  5. Jack London:

    I would rather be ashes than dust I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.


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  • palaa loppuunFinnish
  • [[ficar]] [[esgotado]]/[[exausto]]Portuguese
  • перегора́ть, выдыха́ться, вы́гореть, перегоре́ть, выгора́ть, вы́дохнуться, сгора́ть, сгоре́тьRussian

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