blowout

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noun

blow·out ˈblō-ˌau̇t

Synonyms of blowout next

: a festive social affair

: a bursting of a container (such as a tire) by pressure of the contents on a weak spot

: an uncontrolled eruption of an oil or gas well

: an easy or one-sided victory

: a valley or depression created by the wind in areas of shifting sand or of light cultivated soil

: 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

: to extinguish by a gust

: to dissipate (itself) by blowing

—used of storms

: to defeat easily

: to damage severely

she blew out her knee in the race

intransitive verb

: to become extinguished by a gust

: 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

In their most recent game, a blowout loss to the Knicks, Warriors castoff Ryan Rollins played 12 minutes. —

Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024 The Rebels turned in a dominant defensive performance against Carson Beck and the Bulldogs a week after Jaxson Dart set school passing records in a blowout of Arkansas. —

Eric Olson, The Denver Post, 10 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