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English verb: burn out

1. burn out (change) melt, break, or become otherwise unusable


SamplesThe lightbulbs blew out.
The fuse blew.


Synonymsblow, blow out


Pattern of useSomething ----s


Broader (hypernym)break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad









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