1. A sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus
   "the right front tire had a blowout"; "as a result of the blowout we lost all the lights"
    
2. [informal] A showy and festive party
   "The charity's annual blowout affair raised millions for the cause";
   - gala, gala affair, jamboree
    
3. [N. Amer] A hairstyling process that involves drying and styling hair to create volume and smoothness
   "She got a blowout at the salon before the wedding"
    
4. [informal] A large filling meal
   "After the game, the team enjoyed a blowout at the local diner"
    
5. [N. Amer, informal] An easy victory
   "The championship game turned into a blowout with a final score of 42-7";
   - runaway, romp [informal], laugher, shoo-in [informal], walkaway

1. Extinguish flames by blowing
   "blow out the candles"
    
2. Melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
   "The lightbulbs blew out";
   - burn out, blow
    
3. Erupt in an uncontrolled manner
   "The oil well blew out"

Derived forms: blown out, blowing out, blowouts, blows out, blew out

Type of: break, break down, catch fire, celebration, combust, conflagrate, conk out [informal], die, erupt, extinguish, fail, festivity, give out, give up the ghost [informal], give way, go, go bad, ignite, malfunction, pack up [Brit, informal], quench, snuff out, take fire, triumph, victory

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