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Meaning
Verb
●
To
destroy
by fire.
●
To become
extinguished
due to
lack
of fuel.
●
To become
nonfunctional
(especially of
lightbulbs
or
similar
light-producing devices).
●
To
tire
due to
overwork
; to
overwork
to their limit.
●
To cause (someone) to
tire
due to
overwork
; to cause (someone) to
overwork
to
one's
limit.
●
To end
one's
shift
at a job.
●
In Automotive:
To have
one's
tires
skid
against the
ground
; to
peel off
,
peel
out.
●
To make (someone)
unavailable
for work
involving
exposure
to
ionizing radiation
by
employing
(the person) in such work until the person's
accumulated
exposure
reaches
the
maximum
permitted
for an
administrative
period
,
typically
a year.
Noun
●
(of a person) The
condition
of
tiredness
due to overwork.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
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