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

• affair
• bash
• binge
• blast
• do
• event
• fete
• fête
• function
• get-together
• party
• reception
• shindig

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

Beverly Hills is one of the most festive places in the world to celebrate the holidays while having a blowout meal. —Andy Wang, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024

Fanning’s usual look at the moment seems to be classic, medium-length down-dos, sometimes with headbands and blowouts, though she’s experimented with other classically feminine hair looks before. —Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024

Verb

Whitaker was also in the hot seat after a door blew out of a Boeing plane in January, causing weeks of scrutiny into the company’s manufacturing safety. —Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024

The lack of upside in Oracle’s results and outlook is bringing out the sellers, who are seizing on the idea that all this investment in AI isn’t worth it if companies aren’t blowing out the numbers. —Jeff Marks,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024

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

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