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Blow out Common

Blow out has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

melt, break, or become otherwise unusable

"The lightbulbs blew out"

"The fuse blew"

2

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"

3

erupt in an uncontrolled manner

"The oil well blew out"

4

To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.

Example Sentences
"The lightbulbs blew out" verb
"The fuse blew" verb
"Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained" verb
"quench the flames" verb
"snuff out the candles" verb
"The oil well blew out" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
light
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
fail erupt
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
stub douse black out
Rhyming Words
out tout yout hout gout pout aout dout lout bout kout rout fout scout grout smout chout plout x out trout
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