blowout

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noun

blow·​out ˈblō-ˌau̇t How to pronounce blowout (audio)
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: a festive social affair
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: a bursting of a container (such as a tire) by pressure of the contents on a weak spot
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: an uncontrolled eruption of an oil or gas well
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: an easy or one-sided victory
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: a valley or depression created by the wind in areas of shifting sand or of light cultivated soil
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: 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

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: to extinguish by a gust
2
: to dissipate (itself) by blowing
used of storms
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: to defeat easily
4
: to damage severely
she blew out her knee in the race

intransitive verb

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: to become extinguished by a gust
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: to erupt out of control
used of an oil or gas well

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
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Noun
This game would have been a blowout had the Bears not made serious defensive improvements that, in the end, were too little too late. Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024 The new medium setting is the Goldilocks of temperatures—not too hot, not too weak, just voluminous blowout perfection in under 15 minutes. Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
Verb
An explosion shortly after 3 p.m. in the Clifton neighborhood Tuesday afternoon sent at least 11 people to the hospital and blew out windows in the surrounding area. Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024 The blue team of Kyle, Rachel, and Sam dominated in a blow out, but the entire purpose of this challenge is not to determine a winner, but rather to watch people look as silly as possible while struggling to move a meter at a time. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blowout 

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of blowout was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Blowout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowout. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

blowout

noun
blow·​out ˈblō-ˌau̇t How to pronounce blowout (audio)
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

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