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[ bloh -out ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈbloʊˌaʊt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a sudden bursting or rupture of an automobile tire.
a sudden or violent escape of air, steam, or the like.
a hollow formed in a region of shifting sands or light soil by the action of the wind.
an uncontrollable escape of oil, gas, or water from a well.
a service at a hair salon in which the hair is blow-dried and styled.
Aeronautics . flame-out.
Slang . a lavish party or entertainment.
Slang . a decisive victory or defeat.
Also called blow·out sale [bloh -out seyl] /ˈbloʊˌaʊt ˌseɪl/ Slang . a sale featuring very large discounts. SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of blowout First recorded in 1815–25; noun use of verb phrase blow out
Words nearby blowout blow one's cool, blow one's cover, blow one's mind, blow one's own horn, blow one's top, blowout , blow-out fracture, blow over, blowpipe, blow sky-high, blow someone to
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Example sentences from the Web for blowout TLDR: Biden wins, Ryan average, VP debates don't matter unless it's a blowout .
Vice Presidential Debate Live Blog | Justin Green| October 11, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Bowing Out: Jil Sander has opted out of the blowout fashion show format for her womenswear comeback in Milan this September.
Natalie Portman Weds in Rodarte; Jil Sander Goes Off The Grid | The Daily Beast| August 7, 2012| DAILY BEAST
In this part of the country we call it blowout —when the mouth opens up in the middle of a hill and shoots stuff out like a rifle.
Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco Chronicle Mining Catastrophes in West Virginia | Chris Hedges, Joe Sacco| June 14, 2012| DAILY BEAST
With nearly two-thirds of the vote in, Maryland was shaping up as a Romney blowout , 48 to 30 percent.
Mitt Romney Runs the Table, Winning Wisconsin, Maryland, and D.C. | Howard Kurtz| April 4, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Horse-race polls that once showed a tough battle between the two now project an Obama blowout .
Michael Tomasky on the GOP’s Michigan Giveaway | Michael Tomasky| February 27, 2012| DAILY BEAST
"Hang it all, there's a blowout ," growled Reed, bringing the car to a stop.
The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell | L. P. Wyman
So it became an understood arrangement that Pete was to be allowed, and expected to have, a 'blowout ' every spring and fall.
Doctor Jones' Picnic | S. E. Chapman
But then if Gene should paint that blowout , the critics would say 'there never was such a landscape in Kansas.'
The Reclaimers | Margaret Hill McCarter
The weather had been ideal, and not a single puncture or blowout had come to cause them trouble.
The Rover Boys on a Tour | Arthur M. Winfield
He had obeyed with such enthusiasm that the blowout had occurred at the intersection of Fifth avenue and Forty-second street.
Officer 666 | Barton W. Currie
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British Dictionary definitions for blowout verb (adverb) to extinguish (a flame, candle, etc) or (of a flame, candle, etc) to become extinguished
(intr) (of a tyre) to puncture suddenly, esp at high speed
(intr) (of a fuse) to melt suddenly
(tr; often reflexive) to diminish or use up the energy of the storm blew itself out
(intr) (of an oil or gas well) to lose oil or gas in an uncontrolled manner
(tr) slang to cancel the band had to blow out the gig
blow one's brains out to kill oneself by shooting oneself in the head
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun blowout the sudden melting of an electrical fuse
a sudden burst in a tyre
the uncontrolled escape of oil or gas from an oil or gas well
the failure of a jet engine, esp when in flight
slang a large filling meal or lavish entertainment
SEE MORE SEE LESS Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Idioms and Phrases with blowout 1 Extinguish, especially a flame. For example, The wind blew out the candles very quickly . [1300s]
2 Lose force or cease entirely, as in The storm will soon blow itself out and move out to sea . Also see blow over.
3 Burst or rupture suddenly, as in This tire is about to blow out . This usage alludes to the escape of air under pressure. [Early 1900s]
4 Also, blow out of the water . Defeat decisively, as in With a great new product and excellent publicity, we could blow the competition out of the water . This term originally was used in mid-19th-century naval warfare, where it meant to blast or shoot another vessel to pieces. It later was transferred to athletic and other kinds of defeat. [Slang ; mid-1900s]
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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