blow out

What does "blow out" mean?

1. To extinguish a flame by blowing
2. For a tire to burst suddenly
3. To win by a large margin

Examples

• Make a wish and blow out the candles.
• We had a blowout on the highway.
• The home team blew out the visitors 10-1.
• The wind blew out the lantern.
• She blew out her knee during the game.

How to use it

'Blowout' (noun) is common for tire bursts, big parties, or decisive victories. 'Blow out your knee' means to seriously injure it.

Word order

Object can go between: 'blow the candles out' or 'blow out the fire'

Similar expressions

Opposites

Related phrasal verbs

• blow over

  To pass or subside without causing lasting damage.

• blow up

  To explode or cause to explode

• blow off

  To ignore or skip an obligation

• get out

  To leave a place, room, or vehicle

• turn out

  To have a particular result or end in a certain way

• go out

  To leave your home for social activities or entertainment