tire out

v : exhaust or tire though overuse or great strain or stress;

"We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear

upon}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear

down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}]

timeout

A period of time after which an error condition is raised if

some event has not occured. A common example is sending a

message. If the receiver does not acknowledge the message

within some preset timeout period, a transmission error is

assumed to have occured.

(1995-11-09)