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Definition of blow out phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

blow out

phrasal verb
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blow out
  1. if a flame, etc. blows out, it is put out by the wind, etc.
    • Somebody opened the door and the candle blew out.
  2. if an oil or gas well blows out, it sends out gas suddenly and with force related noun blowout
blow somebody out
  1. (North American English, informal) to defeat somebody easily
blow something out
  1. to put out a flame, etc. by blowing
See blow out in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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