blow·out ˈblō-ˌau̇t 
1
: a festive social affair
2
: a bursting of a container (such as a tire) by pressure of the contents on a weak spot
3
: an uncontrolled eruption of an oil or gas well
4
: an easy or one-sided victory
5
: a valley or depression created by the wind in areas of shifting sand or of light cultivated soil
6
: a hairstyle in which the hair is blow-dried while being styled with a round brush
As discovered by one Twitter user, however, [Meghan] Markle isn't just the queen of a beautiful blowout. She has rocked natural curls in the past, which has the internet praising "curls in the royal palace."—
Summer Arlexis
Summer Arlexis
blew out; blown out; blowing out; blows out
1
: to extinguish by a gust
2
: to dissipate (itself) by blowing
—used of storms
3
: to defeat easily
4
: to damage severely
she blew out her knee in the race
1
: to become extinguished by a gust
2
: to erupt out of control
—used of an oil or gas well
Examples of blowout in a Sentence
Noun The car crashed after one of its tires had a blowout. We had a big blowout to celebrate his promotion. The game was expected to be close but it turned out to be a blowout. Verb blew out a smoke ring and began to tell us a good yarn
Recent Examples on the Web
Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026 The group rallied for its 18th consecutive session Friday supported by a blowout earnings report from Intel . —Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 The Celtics blew out the 76ers 123-91 on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in their first-round series. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blowout
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Noun
The offense came up with timely hits early, Garrett Crochet was back to being Garrett Crochet and in the top of the ninth, the Red Sox erupted in epic fashion, scoring 10 runs to turn what was already a blowout into an absolute laugher. —Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026 The group rallied for its 18th consecutive session Friday supported by a blowout earnings report from Intel . —Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
Philadelphia is up 2-0 in the series, and blew out the Penguins Monday night 3-0. —Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 The Celtics blew out the 76ers 123-91 on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in their first-round series. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blowout
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“Blowout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/blowout. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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blowout
noun
blow·out ˈblō-ˌau̇t
1
: a big festive party
2
: a bursting of a container (as a tire) by pressure of the contents on a weak spot
3
: an eruption of an oil or gas well that is not under control and is the result of too much natural pressure
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