blow out

English

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To extinguish something, especially a flame.
  • (intransitive) To deflate quickly on being punctured.
  • (sports) In a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.
  • (transitive) to exhaust; to physically tire
  • To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour.
  • (slang) To talk violently or abusively.
  • (informal) To sing out, sing out loud

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English blow out, outblowen affix from English blow (bloom, blue, alteration of below, flower, fellate, blossom) + English out (surpassing, beyond, outward, away from).

Origin

English

out

Gloss

surpassing, beyond, outward, away from

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