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

Wall Street is looking to see if Palantir Technologies can one-up its last blowout earnings report after the closing bell on Monday. —Brian Evans, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025

Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 126-106 blowout loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night at Kaseya Center to close its quick two-game homestand at 1-1 and fall back to .500. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025

Verb

Instead of showing the big game, bars and restaurants around the city put on a replay of Super Bowl XLIV, where the Saints blew out the Indianapolis Colts 31 to 17. —Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025

Simply prop the closet door open overnight and place one fan in the closet, blowing out, and another fan diagonally from the in-closet fan, blowing in. —Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 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

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