blow out

Meaning

1. (transitive) To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
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.
3. (intransitive) To be destroyed or degraded quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely.
4. (transitive) In a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.
5. (transitive) To exhaust; to physically tire.
6. (transitive) To force open or out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour.
7. (intransitive) To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour.
8. (archaic, slang, vulgar) To talk violently or abusively.
9. (slang) To sing out, sing out loud.
10. (slang) To spend a lot of money; to splurge.

Synonyms

put out

extinguish

blow

burn out

snuff out

go out

puff out

spurt

quench

switch off

burst out

exhale

break

rage itself out

puncture

rage out

spout out

cool

🆒

cut

cut out

decay

decompose

deflate

detonate

die

💀

die out

disband

disintegrate

dissipate

dissociate

eliminate

erase

erupt

eruption

explode

extinguished

faint

fall apart

force out

fragment

fulminate

go

go bad

go off

inflate

obliterate

push through

rub out

slake

snuff

splinter

split up

stall

turn off

turn out

wipe out

break apart

combust

demulsify

disunify

fill with wind

delete

breath out

aerate

backfire

be out

blow away

blow off

blowout

blow up

break loose

break open

break out

break through

break up

burst

bust

come out

conk

Translations

apagar

ausgehen

auslöschen

ausspucken

Eruption

spucken

éruption

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: blow out

Cognate with English: outblow

Cognate with Western Frisian: útblaze

Cognate with Dutch: uitblazen

Cognate with German: ausblähen

Cognate with Danish: blæse ud

Cognate with Swedish: blåsa ut

In summary

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”).