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
• Derivationally related forms: ↑blowout
• Hypernyms:
• 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)
• 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.