blowout

Meaning

1. A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.
2. A sudden release of oil and gas from a well.
3. (slang) A social function, especially one with large quantities of food.
4. (slang) A large or extravagant meal.
5. (slang) A contest that is decidedly one-sided; an overwhelming victory.
6. (slang) An argument; an altercation.
7. A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
8. An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.
9. The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
10. An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large.
11. An instance of having one's hair blow-dried and styled.
12. The blurring of a tattoo due to ink penetrating too far into the skin and dispersing.
13. The damage done to the exit side of a drilled hole or sawn edge when no sacrificial backerboard is used during the drilling or sawing: the drill bit's or sawblade's exit on the far side causes chips of wood to be broken from the edge.
14. a party (such as a birthday party)

Synonyms

hot issue

blow-out

eruption

gala affair

puncture

jamboree

romp

runaway

shoo-in

gala

laugher

going away

walkaway

explosion

extrusion

indigestion

jet

outbreak

outburst

party

🥳

quench

shoot up

squirt

upwelling

vomit

eating and drinking

sand boil

arc extinction

magnetic blowout

ejet

arc suppressing

arc extinguishing

beanfeast

arc blow-out

binge

blast

blasting

blowing

blow off

blow-off

blow out

blow up

burst

deflation

detonation

disgorging

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbloʊaʊt/

Etymology

Deverbal from blow out.