blowout
A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tireA sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.
Meaning
17 sensesA sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.
A sudden release of oil and gas from a well.
(slang)A social function, especially one with large quantities of food.
(slang)A large or extravagant meal.
(slang)A contest that is decidedly one-sided; an overwhelming victory or defeat.
The game between the two teams was nothing but a blowout.
(slang)An argument; an altercation.
A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
(Australia)An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.
An act of defecation in which an incontinent person, usually an infant or toddler, produces a large amount of excrement that causes their diaper to overflow and leak.
The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large.
An instance of having one's hair blow-dried and styled.
- a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus
- an easy victory
- a gay festivity
Translations
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Deverbal from blow out.Deverbal from blow out.
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