blows out

Verb

blow out (third-person singular simple present blows out, present participle blowing out, simple past blew out, past participle blown out)

1. (transitive) To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
   • He blows out the match.
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.
   • I blew out a tire on some hard cornering.
3. (intransitive) To be destroyed or degraded quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely.
   • The tire blew out on some hard cornering.
4. (transitive) In a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.
   • The No. 1-rated football team proceeded to blow out its undermanned opponent.
5. (transitive) To exhaust; to physically tire.
   • And although they were pushed harder than even Lennon might have expected on a night of galeforce winds, they clung on to the lead Ledley gave them for all they were worth until their rivals had blown themselves out and surrendered top spot.2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2017
6. (transitive) To force open or out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour.
   • The startled man blowing out his drink is one of the surest laugh-getters of the modern drama.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London

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