Synonyms: burn out, blow, blow out
Definition: melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
Usage: The lightbulbs blew out; The fuse blew
Similar words: break, break down, die, conk out, go, go bad, give out, give way, fail
Definition: stop operating or functioning
Usage: The engine finally went; The car died on the road; The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town; The coffee maker broke; The engine failed on the way to town; her eyesight went after the accident
Synonyms: blow out
Definition: erupt in an uncontrolled manner
Usage: The oil well blew out
Similar words: conflagrate, take fire, ignite, combust, catch fire, erupt
Definition: start to burn or burst into flames
Usage: Marsh gases ignited suddenly; The oily rags combusted spontaneously