burn out
(FIRE) — phrasal verb with burn /bɜːn/
/bɝːn/ verb (burnt or burned, burnt or burned)Definition
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2. Practise
› If a fire burns out, it stops producing flames because nothing remains that can burn.Burning, burnt and on fire
(Definition of burn out (FIRE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aflame adjective
- blazing adjective
- burn verb (DAMAGE)
- burnt adjective
- burnt out adjective (FIRE)
- burnt verb
- burst verb
- carbonize verb
- flame verb (BURN)
- frazzled adjective (BURNED)
- go up in flames idiom
- incinerate verb
- inextinguishable adjective
- inflammable adjective (FIRE)
- lighted adjective
- scald verb
- singe noun
- singe verb
- smoke noun (GREY GAS)
- smoke verb (GREY GAS)
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