The meaning of Burn out

phrasal verb

Melt, break, or become otherwise unusable

phrasal verb

Ruin one's health or become completely exhausted through overwork.

Usage examples:

Doing one task for too long can cause you to burn out

phrasal verb

Completely destroy a building or vehicle by fire, so that only a shell remains.

Usage examples:

She claimed that at least four cars in the village had been burned out in recent months

phrasal verb

To stop working because of damage from heat

Usage examples:

When we lost power, many refrigerators and air conditioners burned out., they asked her to slow dow…

phrasal verb

If something such as a machine burns out, it stops working because of damage from heat

Usage examples:

It looks like the starter motor on the car has burned out., the relentless pressure to make money m…