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

Organizers haven't revealed if the temporary Olympic capacity — initially projected to be 25,000 — for the aquatic center had been scaled down to avoid cost blowouts. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

With her signature voluminous blowout complete, Martha began restoring her marble floors—which are actually garden pavers from an old residence in Long Island. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 22 July 2026

Verb

The Jayhawks, who were blown out by KSU’s Purple Reign by 19 points in Game 1 on Tuesday in Manhattan, only to win Wednesday in Topeka, trailed 12-0 five minutes into the deciding contest. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

America just blew out the candles on its 250th birthday — a moment to celebrate the freedoms and ideals that define us. — Brendan Bechtel, Fortune, 25 July 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