burn out vs give way

burn out and give way both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
burn out	No	No	Yes	No
give way	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, give way is a hypernym of burn out; that is, give way is a word with a broader meaning than burn out:

Other hypernyms of burn out include break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, go, go bad.

burn out (verb)	give way (verb)
melt, break, or become otherwise unusable	stop operating or functioning
	end resistance, as under pressure or force
	move in order to make room for someone for something
	break down, literally or metaphorically