what does burnt-out mean?
BURNT-OUT as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- destroyed or badly damaged by fire
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- a row of burned houses
- a charred bit of burnt wood
- barricaded the street with burnt-out cars
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- Meaning
- inoperative as a result of heat or friction
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- a burned-out picture tube
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- Meaning
- exhausted as a result of long-time stress
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- she was burned-out before she was 30
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