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
burn out — use too much emotional energy, breakdown Working too hard can cause a person to burn out … English idioms
burn out — {v. phr.} 1. To destroy by fire or by overheating. * /Mr. Jones burned out the clutch on his car./ 2. To destroy someone s house or business by fire so that they have to move out. * /Three racists burned out the Black family s home./ 3a. To go… … Dictionary of American idioms
burn out — {v. phr.} 1. To destroy by fire or by overheating. * /Mr. Jones burned out the clutch on his car./ 2. To destroy someone s house or business by fire so that they have to move out. * /Three racists burned out the Black family s home./ 3a. To go… … Dictionary of American idioms
burn\ out — v. phr. 1. To destroy by fire or by overheating. Mr. Jones burned out the clutch on his car. 2. To destroy someone s house or business by fire so that they have to move out. Three racists burned out the Black family s home. 3a. To go out of… … Словарь американских идиом
burn — burn1 [bʉrn] vt. burned or burnt, burning [ME brennen, bernen, burnen < ON & OE: ON brenna, to burn, light; OE bærnan, to kindle (akin to Goth brannjan, to cause to burn) & beornan, to be on fire, metathetic < Gmc * brinnan < IE * bhre n … English World dictionary
burn — Ⅰ. burn [1] ► VERB (past and past part. burned or chiefly Brit. burnt) 1) (of a fire) flame or glow while consuming a fuel. 2) be or cause to be harmed or destroyed by fire. 3) use (a fuel) as a source of heat or energy. 4) (of the skin) beco … English terms 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 — burn1 burnable, adj. /berrn/, v., burned or burnt, burning, n. v.i. 1. to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light; be on fire: The fire burned in the grate. 2. (of a fireplace,… … Universalium
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
