blowouts
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Noun
blowouts, plural;
/ˈblōˌout/,
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blowouts, plural;
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A sudden rupture or malfunction of a part or apparatus due to pressure, in particular
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A bursting of an automobile tire
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An outburst of anger; an argument
- - that exchange led to a big blowout five years ago
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An uprush of oil or gas from a well
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A melting of an electric fuse
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An easy victory in a sporting contest or an election
- - they had lost seven games—four by blowouts and three by slim margins
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A large or lavish meal or social gathering
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A hollow eroded by the wind
Web Definitions:
- (blowout) runaway: an easy victory
- (blowout) a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus; "the right front tire had a blowout"; "as a result of the blowout we lost all the lights"
- (blowout) gala: a gay festivity
- BlowOut is a video game of the run and gun genre released in 2004 by Terminal Reality for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC.
- (Blowout (geology)) Blowouts are sandy depressions in a sand dune ecosystem (psammosere) caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
- (Blowout (hairstyle)) The blowout, also called a "temp", "The Brooklyn Fade", "Brooklyn", or "tape up" is a hairstyle that gained popularity in the early 2000s. The hair is faded from skin to 1 cm (1/2 inch) in length from the edge of the hairline up 2 cm (1 inch). ...
- (Blowout (oil)) A blowout is the uncontrolled release of crude oil and/or natural gas from an oil well or gas well after pressure control systems have failed.'All About Blowout', R. Westergaard, Norwegian Oil Review, 1987 ISBN 82-991533-0-1
- (Blowout (song)) Tweekend is the second album by American duo The Crystal Method, released in 2001. The album featured the hit lead single "Name of the Game", which has been featured in many films, television shows and commercials. The other two singles from the album were "Murder" (a.k.a. ...
- (Blowout (sports)) A blowout is an easy or one-sided victory. It occurs when one athletic team or individual performer outscores another by a large margin or in such a fashion that allows the second team or individual little chance of a victory from a point early in a competition, game, contest ...
- (blowout) a sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre / tire; a sudden release of oil and gas from a well; a social function, especially one with large quantities of food; A sporting contest that is decidedly one-sided and whose outcome is no longer in doubt. ...
- (Blow-out) When well pressure exceeds the ability of the wellhead valves to control it. Oil and gas "blow wild" at the surface.
- (BLOWOUT) A short, final workout, usually a day or two before a race, designed to sharpen a horse's speed.
- (Blow-out) Accidental escape of oil or gas from a well during the drilling stage
- (Blowout) Knocking down all the pins but one.
- (Blowout) A depression in the land surface caused by wind erosion.
- (blowout) When the skin of a piercing builds up during healing, causing it to push out at the other side of the piercing
- (Blowout) An uncontrolled flow of gas, oil or other fluids from a well.
- (Blowout) The uncontrolled escape of oil, gas, or water from a well due to the release of pressure in a reservoir or the failure of containment systems.
- (BLOWOUT) A one-sided game in which one player gets all the good tiles and wins easily. Also called GRANNIE or NO-BRAINER.
- (Blow-Out) Click to jump to another letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z
- (Blow-out) A short, brisk workout.
- (Blow-out) The arrangement of a guido’s coiffure; must take at least 30 minutes to be an authentic blow-out. (See: gel)
- (Blow-out) an indent in dune ridges created as wind funnels along tracks devoid of vegetation (e.g. due to trampling)
- (BlowOut) Severe water leakage from a form during poundup, or at worse, the failure of a form during poundup, usually by having the nails holding to joined forms pull apart from pressure.
- (Blowout (noun)) Serious release of pent-up emotions or of control over one's actions.