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Synonyms and related words:
- burn out phrasal verb (BREAK)
- conk out phrasal verb
- deactivate verb
- dead adjective (EQUIPMENT)
- defunct adjective
- disable verb (MACHINE)
- disable verb (PERSON)
- downtime noun
- freeze verb (STOP WORKING)
- incapacitate verb
- knackered adjective (BROKEN)
- on the blink idiom
- out of commission idiom
- outage noun
- shut (sth) down phrasal verb
- shut (sth) off phrasal verb
- stop verb (FINISH)
- whack noun (NOT RIGHT)
- wrong adjective (NOT WORKING)
- wrong adverb
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