1. To drive out or destroy the property of by fire
2. To cause to fail, wear out, or become exhausted especially from overwork or overuse
3. To suffer burnout
4. When a fire, candle, or other flame stops burning because it has no more fuel, it burns out.
5. When a light bulb stops producing light because it has reached the end of its useful life, it burns out.

1. The cessation of operation usually of a jet or rocket engine; also; the point at which burnout occurs
2. Exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration; a person suffering from burnout
3. A person showing the effects of drug abuse

When people are forced to leave their home or some other shelter or hiding place because of fire or fire damage, they are burned out.