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blow out
verb
1. melt, break, or become otherwise unusable (Freq. 2)
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The lightbulbs blew out

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The fuse blew

Syn: ↑burn out, ↑blow
Derivationally related forms: ↑blowout
Hypernyms:
fail, ↑go bad, ↑give way, ↑die, ↑give out, ↑conk out, ↑go, ↑break, ↑break down
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

2. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
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Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained

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quench the flames

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snuff out the candles

Syn: ↑snuff out, ↑extinguish, ↑quench
Ant: ↑ignite (for: ↑extinguish)
Derivationally related forms: ↑quenching (for: ↑quench), ↑extinction (for: ↑extinguish), ↑extinguisher (for: ↑extinguish), ↑extinguishing (for: ↑extinguish)
Hyponyms: ↑stub, ↑douse, ↑put out, ↑black out
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

3. erupt in an uncontrolled manner
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The oil well blew out

Hypernyms: ↑erupt, ↑ignite, ↑catch fire, ↑take fire, ↑combust, ↑conflagrate
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s


Useful english dictionary. 2012.