Meaning of blowout in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.

• A sudden release of oil and gas from a well.

• A social function, especially one with large quantities of food.

• A large or extravagant meal.

• A sporting contest that is decidedly one-sided and whose outcome is no longer in doubt.

  Example: The game between the two teams was nothing but a blowout.

• An argument; an altercation.

• A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.

• An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.

• The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.

• An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large.