Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sudden rupture or bursting, as of an automobile tire.
- noun The hole made by such a rupture.
- noun A sudden escape of a confined gas or liquid, as from a well.
- noun A large party or other social affair.
- noun A lopsided victory or thorough defeat.
- noun A sale in which the discounts are unusually large.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun colloq. a gay or lavish festivity.
- noun the sudden deflation of an inflatable tire due to a puncture or rupture, often accompanied by a bang.
- noun the sudden escape of gas or liquid confined under pressure, such as in a gas or oil well, or in a system containing pressurized air or steam.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
sudden puncturing of apneumatic tyre /tire - noun a sudden
release ofoil andgas from awell - noun a
social function , especially one with large quantities of food - noun slang, sports A sporting contest that is decidedly one-sided and whose outcome is no longer in doubt. Often occurs when one team is superior to the other.
- noun geology A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
- noun Australia an
extreme andunexpected increase incosts , such as ingovernment estimates for aproject . - noun The
cleaning of theflues of aboiler fromscale , etc., by ablast ofsteam .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an easy victory
- noun a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus
- noun a gay festivity
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Examples
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Anything less than a blowout is a loss for Clinton.
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A worried-looking Gary obviously thought Brad was going to say something else and just about exploded in relief when he heard the word "blowout."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Catherine Lawson 2012
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A worried-looking Gary obviously thought Brad was going to say something else and just about exploded in relief when he heard the word "blowout."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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A worried-looking Gary obviously thought Brad was going to say something else and just about exploded in relief when he heard the word "blowout."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Catherine Lawson 2012
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A worried-looking Gary obviously thought Brad was going to say something else and just about exploded in relief when he heard the word "blowout."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Catherine Lawson 2012
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"Nick has a tendency, in blowout games, he shoots well when he doesn't seem to be pressed or when someone isn't behind who might take his minutes, he might play looser," Saunders said.
Nick Young on a roll, with or without Gilbert Arenas's help Michael Lee 2010
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I thought someone made a good point in a different post - while the inauguration ceremonies are overblown and very expensive, having a big blowout is doing much more for the DC economy than canceling the celebration ever would.
Balls? The Elite Were Elsewhere - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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A prime target for innovation is called a blowout preventer, a massive stack of valves that fits around drill pipe that extends into the earth's crust.
Gulf Disaster Fuels New Safety Gear Daniel Gilbert 2011
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In a long-term blowout, it will only be a matter of time before they are overwhelmed.
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Leslie Pearson, who for 19 years worked at the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and who for the last six years was in charge of oil spill response says it wouldn't take very long for a long-term blowout to exceed a single company's response capabilities.
mollusque commented on the word blowout
A lavish, celebratory meal in the Philippines.
July 25, 2008
yarb commented on the word blowout
And elsewhere, no?
July 25, 2008
bilby commented on the word blowout
A gay festivity.
October 21, 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word blowout
Also see blow-out.
March 22, 2023