"blow out" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-blow out.ogg [Australia] Forms: blows out [present, singular, third-person], blowing out [participle, present], blew out [past], blown out [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English blow out, blowe out, dissimilated forms of earlier Middle English outblowen, ut-blawen (> English outblow), equivalent to blow + out. Compare West Frisian útblaze (“to blow out”), Dutch uitblazen (“to blow out”), German ausblähen and ausblasen (“to blow out”), Danish blæse ud (“to blow out”), Swedish blåsa ut (“to blow out”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|blow out}} Middle English blow out, {{m|enm|blowe out}} blowe out, {{der|en|enm|outblowen}} Middle English outblowen, {{m|enm|ut-blawen}} ut-blawen, {{cog|en|outblow}} English outblow, {{af|en|blow|out|nocat=1}} blow + out, {{cog|fy|útblaze|t=to blow out}} West Frisian útblaze (“to blow out”), {{cog|nl|uitblazen|t=to blow out}} Dutch uitblazen (“to blow out”), {{cog|de|ausblähen}} German ausblähen, {{m|de|ausblasen|t=to blow out}} ausblasen (“to blow out”), {{cog|da|blæse ud|t=to blow out}} Danish blæse ud (“to blow out”), {{cog|sv|blåsa ut|t=to blow out}} Swedish blåsa ut (“to blow out”) Head templates: {{en-verb|blow<,,blew,blown> out}} blow out (third-person singular simple present blows out, present participle blowing out, simple past blew out, past participle blown out)
  1. (transitive) To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas. Tags: transitive Translations (extinguish): apagar (Catalan), sammuttaa (Finnish), éteindre (French), ausblasen (German), σβήνω (svíno) (Greek), zdmuchnąć (Polish), задуть (zadutʹ) (Russian), apagar (Spanish), blåsa ut (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-blow_out-en-verb-fbgyLDfq Disambiguation of 'extinguish': 62 4 7 5 3 3 1 12 3
  2. (intransitive) To deflate quickly on being punctured. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-blow_out-en-verb-wj6Qn~mc
  3. (sports, transitive) In a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-blow_out-en-verb-PC28KRMD Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (transitive) to exhaust; to physically tire Tags: transitive Translations (burst car tyre): puhketa (Finnish), crever (French), σκάω (skáo) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-blow_out-en-verb-xKKGPpkv Disambiguation of 'burst car tyre': 11 6 6 37 3 3 5 25 4
  5. (transitive) To force open or out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-blow_out-en-verb-iPygW-DG
  6. (intransitive) To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-blow_out-en-verb-dDLRXu7Y
  7. (slang, vulgar, archaic) To talk violently or abusively. Tags: archaic, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-blow_out-en-verb-EN2x3KOa
  8. (slang) To sing out, sing out loud. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Singing Derived forms: blow-out [noun], blowout [noun], blow out of the water, BTFO Related terms: [Term?]
    Sense id: en-blow_out-en-verb-fjz8IiBY Disambiguation of Singing: 11 7 9 4 12 12 14 28 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English phrasal verbs with particle (out), English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 14 10 4 3 3 13 33 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 10 8 5 2 2 9 48 3 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 15 11 9 7 6 7 10 31 4 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 18 11 8 4 2 2 12 39 4
  9. (slang) To spend a lot of money; to splurge. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-blow_out-en-verb-d2-dJ-Zh

Inflected forms

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          "text": "He blew out the match."
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "extinguish",
          "extinguish"
        ],
        [
          "flame",
          "flame"
        ],
        [
          "current",
          "current"
        ],
        [
          "air",
          "air"
        ],
        [
          "gas",
          "gas"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The tire blew out on a corner."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To deflate quickly on being punctured."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deflate",
          "deflate"
        ],
        [
          "puncture",
          "puncture"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To deflate quickly on being punctured."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Sports"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The No. 1-rated football team proceeded to blow out its undermanned opponent."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sports, transitive) In a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record",
          "text": "And although they were pushed harder than even Lennon might have expected on a night of galeforce winds, they clung on to the lead Ledley gave them for all they were worth until their rivals had blown themselves out and surrendered top spot.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to exhaust; to physically tire"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "exhaust",
          "exhaust"
        ],
        [
          "tire",
          "tire"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to exhaust; to physically tire"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2013 April 18, “Dozens injured in Texas fertilizer plant explosion”, in NDTV, archived from the original on 2019-10-01",
          "text": "[T]he blast that followed knocked off his fire helmet and blew out the doors and windows of his home nearby.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To force open or out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To force open or out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A steam cock or valve sometimes blows out."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "English vulgarities"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To talk violently or abusively."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, vulgar, archaic) To talk violently or abusively."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "slang",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To sing out, sing out loud."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sing out",
          "sing out"
        ],
        [
          "out loud",
          "out loud"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) To sing out, sing out loud."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2014, Martha Stone, Oli Lynch, London: An Insiders Budget Guide",
          "text": "There's also an abundance of sky bars for an expensive drink with an awesome view. If you're looking to blow out in style then try one of them.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To spend a lot of money; to splurge."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "splurge",
          "splurge"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) To spend a lot of money; to splurge."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f7/En-au-blow_out.ogg/En-au-blow_out.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/En-au-blow_out.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "extinguish",
      "word": "apagar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "extinguish",
      "word": "sammuttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "extinguish",
      "word": "éteindre"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "extinguish",
      "word": "ausblasen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "svíno",
      "sense": "extinguish",
      "word": "σβήνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "extinguish",
      "word": "zdmuchnąć"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zadutʹ",
      "sense": "extinguish",
      "word": "задуть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "extinguish",
      "word": "apagar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "extinguish",
      "word": "blåsa ut"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "burst car tyre",
      "word": "puhketa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "burst car tyre",
      "word": "crever"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "skáo",
      "sense": "burst car tyre",
      "word": "σκάω"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blow out"
}

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