"blow out" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-blow out.ogg 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, {{der|en|enm|outblowen}} Middle English outblowen, {{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, {{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': 48 19 4 5 4 2 6 0 9 3
  2. (transitive) To destroy or degrade (something) quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely; for example, to deflate (a tire) by puncturing it, to burn out a light bulb by overcurrent, or to injure a bodily joint. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-blow_out-en-verb-IRWYcQpS Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 20 3 7 4 4 20 24 10 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 4 16 3 8 5 7 22 19 12 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 17 5 11 5 5 19 15 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 18 4 9 6 5 22 17 11 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 5 18 5 11 9 5 17 13 11 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 15 4 8 5 8 20 17 13 4
  3. (intransitive) To be destroyed or degraded quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-blow_out-en-verb-Iysyp6Xb
  4. (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 Categories (other): Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 17 5 11 5 5 19 15 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 5 18 5 11 9 5 17 13 11 5 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. (transitive) To exhaust; to physically tire. Tags: transitive Translations (burst car tyre): puhketa (Finnish), crever (French), σκάω (skáo) (Greek), reventar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-blow_out-en-verb-FPRSP~88 Disambiguation of 'burst car tyre': 7 18 3 5 32 3 12 3 15 3
  6. (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
  7. (intransitive) To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Singing
    Sense id: en-blow_out-en-verb-dDLRXu7Y Disambiguation of Singing: 4 13 3 6 3 12 23 16 18 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 21 3 11 4 3 29 16 8 2 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 5 18 3 8 4 5 27 14 13 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 20 3 7 4 4 20 24 10 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 21 3 8 3 3 29 16 10 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 21 2 9 2 2 32 17 9 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 4 16 3 8 5 7 22 19 12 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 17 3 9 5 7 23 16 12 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 17 5 11 5 5 19 15 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 18 4 9 6 5 22 17 11 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 5 18 5 11 9 5 17 13 11 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 15 4 8 5 8 20 17 13 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 18 3 9 4 4 23 18 11 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 18 4 9 4 4 24 17 11 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 4 16 3 9 5 7 23 17 12 3
  8. (slang, vulgar, archaic) To talk violently or abusively. Tags: archaic, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-blow_out-en-verb-EN2x3KOa Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 20 3 7 4 4 20 24 10 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 4 16 3 8 5 7 22 19 12 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 17 5 11 5 5 19 15 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 18 4 9 6 5 22 17 11 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 5 18 5 11 9 5 17 13 11 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 15 4 8 5 8 20 17 13 4
  9. (slang) To sing out, sing out loud. Tags: slang Derived forms: blow-out [noun], blowout [noun], blow out of the water, BTFO Related terms: [Term?]
    Sense id: en-blow_out-en-verb-fjz8IiBY Categories (other): Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 4 16 3 8 5 7 22 19 12 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 17 5 11 5 5 19 15 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 18 4 9 6 5 22 17 11 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 5 18 5 11 9 5 17 13 11 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 15 4 8 5 8 20 17 13 4
  10. (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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        "(slang) To spend a lot of money; to splurge."
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      "sense": "extinguish",
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