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blow out
verb
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What it means

  1. verb melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
    “The lightbulbs blew out”
  2. verb erupt in an uncontrolled manner
    “The oil well blew out”
  3. verb put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
    “Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained”