verb
- 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"
- Become unfit for consumption or use.
- usage: "the meat must be eaten before it spoils"
- synonyms: spoil
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