Antonyms for blow out

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : bloh

Phonetic Transcription : bloʊ

Definition of blow out

Origin : also blowout, 1825, American English colloquial, "outburst, brouhaha" (what, in modern use, would be called a blow up), from blow (v.1) + out. Meaning "abundant feast" is recorded from 1824; that of "flat tire" is from 1908.

As in blast : noun fun time
As in dissipation : noun amusement, entertainment, occasionally to excess
As in entertainment : noun amusement, pleasure
As in put out : verb extinguish fire
As in demoralize : verb depress, unnerve
As in douse : verb drench, extinguish with liquid
As in expel : verb discharge
As in extinguish : verb put out a fire

Example sentences :

The Olivia will, I hope, in time, blow out in full perfection.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

He must blow gently, just strong enough to blow out the sand, and no stronger.
Extract from : « Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining » by John S. Hittell

The master does—when he gives them a half holiday or a blow out.
Extract from : « The Comic Latin Grammar » by Percival Leigh

Well, my friend, you can blow out of town on the breeze, just like you blew in.
Extract from : « Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective » by Ellis Parker Butler

If I chose, I could put you off at the end of the year as easily as I can blow out this match.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

Just as I put my hand on the lock, I contrived to blow out the candle, as if it was the wind.
Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever

If a pin is put through a lamp cord, a fuse is likely to blow out.
Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

If you do, you will have to pay for the other fuses which may blow out.
Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

As a last resort he could blow out his brains and have it ended.
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish

Then they blow out what rock and earth remains, with nitro-glycerine.
Extract from : « The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch » by Laura Lee Hope

Synonyms for blow out

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