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–v.i.to burn out, or until consumed: »
She burn'd out love, as soon as straw outburneth (Shakespeare).
–v.t.to surpass in burning; burn brighter than: »We lit Lamps which outburn'd Canopus (Tennyson).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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out-burn — … Useful english dictionary
Burn-out — auch: Burn|out 〈[bœ:naʊt] n. 15〉 1. Brennschluss bei Raketen 2. durch unzureichende Kühlung bewirktes Durchschmelzen der Hüllrohre von Brennelementen in Kernreaktoren 3. 〈kurz für〉 Burn out Syndrom [<engl. burn „brennen“ + out „aus“] * * *… … Universal-Lexikon
burn somebody out — ˌburn ˈout | ˌburn yourself/sb ˈout derived to become extremely tired or sick by working too hard over a period of time • If he doesn t stop working so hard, he ll burn himself out. • By the age of 25 she was completely burned out and retired… … Useful english dictionary
burn yourself out — ˌburn ˈout | ˌburn yourself/sb ˈout derived to become extremely tired or sick by working too hard over a period of time • If he doesn t stop working so hard, he ll burn himself out. • By the age of 25 she was completely burned out and retired… … Useful english dictionary
burn itself out — ˌburn ˈout | ˌburn itself ˈout derived (of a fire) to stop burning because there is nothing more to burn • The fire had burnt (itself) out before the fire engines arrived. Main entry: ↑burnderived … Useful english dictionary
burn|out — «BURN OWT», noun. 1. a failure due to burning or extreme heat. 2. Aerospace. a) the extinguishing of the flame in a rocket engine because fuel is exhausted or shut off according to plan. b) the time at which this event occurs. c) the point in the … Useful english dictionary
out — [out] adv. [ME < OE ut, akin to ON út, Ger aus < IE base * ud , up, up away > Sans úd , L us(que)] 1. a) away from, forth from, or removed from a place, position, or situation [they live ten miles out] b) away from home [to go out for… … English World dictionary
burn — burn1 W3S2 [bə:n US bə:rn] v past tense and past participle burnt [bə:nt US bə:rnt] or burned ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce flames and heat)¦ 2¦(destroy something with fire)¦ 3¦(injure/kill somebody with fire)¦ 4¦(sun)¦ 5¦(food)¦ 6¦(chemicals)¦ 7¦(fuel)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
burn — 1. v. & n. v. (past and past part. burnt or burned) 1 tr. & intr. be or cause to be consumed or destroyed by fire. 2 intr. a blaze or glow with fire. b be in the state characteristic of fire. 3 tr. & intr. be or cause to be injured or damaged by… … Useful english dictionary
burn — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] ♦♦ burns, burning, burned, burnt (The past tense and past participle is burned in American English, and burned or burnt in British English.) 1) VERB If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame… … English dictionary
