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Blow out

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas. transitive

    "He blows out the match."

  2. 2
    melt, break, or become otherwise unusable wordnet
  3. 3
    To destroy or degrade (something) quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely; for example, to deflate (a tire) by puncturing it, to burn out a light bulb by overcurrent, or to injure a bodily joint. transitive

    "I blew out a tire on some hard cornering."

  4. 4
    erupt in an uncontrolled manner wordnet
  5. 5
    To be destroyed or degraded quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely. intransitive

    "The tire blew out on some hard cornering."

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  1. 6
    put out, as of fires, flames, or lights wordnet
  2. 7
    In a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin. transitive

    "The No. 1-rated football team proceeded to blow out its undermanned opponent."

  3. 8
    To exhaust; to physically tire. transitive

    "And although they were pushed harder than even Lennon might have expected on a night of galeforce winds, they clung on to the lead Ledley gave them for all they were worth until their rivals had blown themselves out and surrendered top spot."

  4. 9
    To force open or out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour. transitive

    "[T]he blast that followed knocked off his fire helmet and blew out the doors and windows of his home nearby."

  5. 10
    To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour. intransitive

    "A steam cock or valve sometimes blows out."

  6. 11
    To talk violently or abusively. archaic, slang, vulgar
  7. 12
    To sing out, sing out loud. slang
  8. 13
    To spend a lot of money; to splurge. slang

    "There's also an abundance of sky bars for an expensive drink with an awesome view. If you're looking to blow out in style then try one of them."

Etymology

From Middle English blow out, blowe out, dissimilated forms of earlier Middle English outblowen, ut-blawen (> English outblow), equivalent to blow + out. Compare West Frisian útblaze (“to blow out”), Dutch uitblazen (“to blow out”), German ausblähen and ausblasen (“to blow out”), Danish blæse ud (“to blow out”), Swedish blåsa ut (“to blow out”).

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