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- [bloh-out]
- /ˈbloʊˌaʊt/
- /ˈbləʊ.aʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bloh-out]
- /ˈbloʊˌaʊt/
Definitions of blowout word
- countable noun blowout A blowout is a large meal, often a celebration with family or friends, at which people may eat too much. 3
- countable noun blowout If you have a blowout while you are driving a car, one of the tyres suddenly bursts. 3
- countable noun blowout A blowout in an amount or a price is a sudden increase in it. 3
- noun blowout the act or result of blowing out 3
- noun blowout the bursting of a tire 3
- noun blowout the melting of an electric fuse from too much current 3
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Origin of blowout
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; noun use of verb phrase blow out
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Parts of speech for Blowout
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blowout popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blowout usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blowout
noun blowout
- rupture — the act of breaking or bursting: The flood led to the rupture of the dam.
- burst — If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
- tear — the act of tearing.
- leak — an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes: a leak in the roof.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
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