Synonyms for blow out


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : bloh
Phonetic Transcription : bloÊŠ

Top 10 synonyms for blow out Other synonyms for the word blow out

Définition of blow out

Origin :
  • also blowout, 1825, American English colloquial, "outburst, brouhaha" (what, in modern use, would be called a blow up), from blow (v.1) + out. Meaning "abundant feast" is recorded from 1824; that of "flat tire" is from 1908.
  • As in blast : noun fun time
  • As in dissipation : noun amusement, entertainment, occasionally to excess
  • As in entertainment : noun amusement, pleasure
  • As in put out : verb extinguish fire
  • As in demoralize : verb depress, unnerve
  • As in douse : verb drench, extinguish with liquid
  • As in expel : verb discharge
  • As in extinguish : verb put out a fire
Example sentences :
  • The Olivia will, I hope, in time, blow out in full perfection.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • He must blow gently, just strong enough to blow out the sand, and no stronger.
  • Extract from : « Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining » by John S. Hittell
  • The master does—when he gives them a half holiday or a blow out.
  • Extract from : « The Comic Latin Grammar » by Percival Leigh
  • Well, my friend, you can blow out of town on the breeze, just like you blew in.
  • Extract from : « Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective » by Ellis Parker Butler
  • If I chose, I could put you off at the end of the year as easily as I can blow out this match.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • Just as I put my hand on the lock, I contrived to blow out the candle, as if it was the wind.
  • Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
  • If a pin is put through a lamp cord, a fuse is likely to blow out.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • If you do, you will have to pay for the other fuses which may blow out.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • As a last resort he could blow out his brains and have it ended.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish
  • Then they blow out what rock and earth remains, with nitro-glycerine.
  • Extract from : « The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch » by Laura Lee Hope

Antonyms for blow out

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