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

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

In his return in Week 7, the Cowboys racked up 400-plus yards of offense and 44 points in a blowout win over the Commanders. —Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025

But the game wasn’t a blowout until the second half. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025

Verb

Young, who sustained an ankle injury in the Week 7 win over the New York Jets, failed to practice all of last week before the team was blown out at home Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. —Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025

Holloway blew out a knee and missed that entire season, and Braun missed most of her sophomore and junior seasons because of a broken foot. —John Shipley, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025

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