flame out
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Synonyms: flare out, flake out, flameout, flame-out, flamed out, flames out, fade out, flat out, blare out, came out, lam out
Antonyms: flare out, flake out, flameout, flame-out, flamed out, flames out, fade out, flat out, blare out, came out, lam out
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Verb
- {{lb|en|now|rare}} To become [[suddenly]] [[angry]]; to [[break out]] into [[indignation]] or similar [[emotion]]; to [[flare up]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
- {{lb|en|of processes and equipment involving [[combustion]]}} To [[fail]] due to [[extinction]] of flame. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
- {{lb|en|figuratively}} To [[fail]], usually [[spectacularly]].
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To stop due to exhaustion.
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