blowout

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noun

blow·​out ˈblō-ˌau̇t 

1

: a festive social affair

2

: a bursting of a container (such as a tire) by pressure of the contents on a weak spot

3

: an uncontrolled eruption of an oil or gas well

4

: an easy or one-sided victory

5

: a valley or depression created by the wind in areas of shifting sand or of light cultivated soil

6

: a hairstyle in which the hair is blow-dried while being styled with a round brush

As discovered by one Twitter user, however, [Meghan] Markle isn't just the queen of a beautiful blowout. She has rocked natural curls in the past, which has the internet praising "curls in the royal palace."

—Summer Arlexis

blow out

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verb

blew out; blown out; blowing out; blows out

transitive verb

1

: to extinguish by a gust

2

: to dissipate (itself) by blowing

—used of storms

3

: to defeat easily

4

: to damage severely

she blew out her knee in the race

intransitive verb

1

: to become extinguished by a gust

2

: to erupt out of control

—used of an oil or gas well

Synonyms of blowout

Noun

• event
• party
• bash
• celebration
• reception

Examples of blowout in a Sentence

Noun

The car crashed after one of its tires had a blowout.

We had a big blowout to celebrate his promotion.

The game was expected to be close but it turned out to be a blowout.

Verb

blew out a smoke ring and began to tell us a good yarn

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The healthy 6-foot-11, 240-pound Atlanta native started and scored just two points on 1-of-5 shooting with two rebounds while playing 14 minutes, all in the first half of KU’s 69-47 blowout loss to Houston in Friday’s Big 12 tournament semifinals at T-Mobile Center. —Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026

Texas Tech star Christian Anderson strained a muscle after slipping in his team’s blowout loss to Iowa State on Thursday. —Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026

Verb

West Metro Fire Rescue The blast was strong enough to blow out the back patio door and a second-floor window of the townhome. —Christa Swanson, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026

The Red Raiders dropped after being blown out by Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament. —Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for blowout

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout
• dugout

Kids Definition

blowout

noun

blow·​out ˈblō-ˌau̇t 

1

: a big festive party

2

: a bursting of a container (as a tire) by pressure of the contents on a weak spot

3

: an eruption of an oil or gas well that is not under control and is the result of too much natural pressure