BLOWOUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does blowout mean? 

• BLOWOUT (noun)
  The noun BLOWOUT has 3 senses:

1. an easy victory

2. a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus

3. a gay festivity

  Familiarity information: BLOWOUT used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLOWOUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An easy victory

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

blowout; laugher; romp; runaway; shoo-in; walkaway

Hypernyms ("blowout" is a kind of...):

triumph; victory (a successful ending of a struggle or contest)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Context example:

as a result of the blowout we lost all the lights

Hypernyms ("blowout" is a kind of...):

malfunction (a failure to function normally)

Derivation:

blow out (melt, break, or become otherwise unusable)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A gay festivity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

blowout; gala; gala affair; jamboree

Hypernyms ("blowout" is a kind of...):

celebration; festivity (any joyous diversion)