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blow out in WordNet English dictionary
verb- melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
"The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"
blow out burn out blow
- put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
"Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"
snuff out blow out extinguish quench
- erupt in an uncontrolled manner
"The oil well blew out"
blow out
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blow out in English Wiktionary
- (verb) To extinguish something, especially a flame.
- (verb) To puncture.
- (verb) "(sports slang)" In a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.
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