blow out
To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current…To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
» Tom took the candle from Mary and blew it out.
Том взял у Мэри свечу и задул её.
Том взяв у Мері свічку й задув її.
Meaning
10 senses(transitive)To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
He blows out the match.
The wind blew the candle out.
ausblasen
задутьzadutʹ
(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.
I blew out an LED when I cranked up the power.
(intransitive)To be destroyed or degraded quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely.
The tire blew out on some hard cornering.
An LED blew out when I cranked up the power.
(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.
(transitive)To exhaust; to physically tire.
(transitive)To force open or out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour.
(intransitive)To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour.
A steam cock or valve sometimes blows out.
(slang)To sing out, sing out loud.
(slang)To spend a lot of money; to splurge.
(archaic, slang, vulgar)To talk violently or abusively.
- melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
- erupt in an uncontrolled manner
- put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
Examples
92 sentencesTom took the candle from Mary and blew it out.
Том взяв у Мері свічку й задув її. — deniko
ruТом взял у Мэри свечу и задул её. — odexed
Blow out the candles.
Задуй свічки. — deniko
ruЗадуй свечи. — odexed
deBlas die Kerzen aus! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Don't blow out the candle.
Не задувай свічку. — deniko
ruНе задувай свечу. — odexed
OK Tom, blow out the candles.
ruХорошо, Том, задуй свечи. — odexed
Let me blow the candles out.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English blow out, blowe out, dissimilated forms of earlier Middle English outbFrom Middle English blow out, blowe out, dissimilated forms of earlier Middle English outblowen, ut-blawen (> English outblow), equivalent to blow + out. Compare West Frisian útblaze (“to blow out”), Dutch uitblazen (“to blow out”), German ausblähen and ausblasen (“to blow out”), Danish blæse ud (“to blow out”), Swedish blåsa ut (“to blow out”).
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Forms
blows out, blowing out, blew out, blown outPhrasal verbs
11 phrasal verbs- blow upпідірвати, висадити в повітряUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, up.
- blow outдути, дмухатиTo extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
- blow overпройти, проходитиTo blow on something causing it to topple.
- blow offUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, off.
- blow onTo forcefully expel air from the lungs onto an object.
- blow inTo unexpectedly and casually arrive.
- blow downTo knock over with an air current, most often wind.
- blow awayUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, away.
Synonyms
5 synonyms- melt, break, or become otherwise unusable:burn outblow
- put out, as of fires, flames, or lights:snuff outextinguishquench
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb