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blow out

/ blow out /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
"The lightbulbs blew out"
"The fuse blew"
Type of:
fail go bad give way
Derived:
blowout
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
erupt in an uncontrolled manner
"The oil well blew out"
Type of:
erupt ignite catch fire
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
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"
Opposites:
ignite light
Kinds of:
douse put out black out
Derived:
extinction extinguishing quenching fire extinguisher extinguisher
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
36%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

fail go bad give way erupt ignite catch fire douse put out black out light