blow out
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.58 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
Transitive verb
verb
To destroy or degrade (something) quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely; for example, to deflate (a tire) by puncturing it, to burn out a light bulb by overcurrent, or to injure a bodily joint.
Transitive verb
verb
To be destroyed or degraded quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely.
Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
Etymology
From Middle English blow out, blowe out, dissimilated forms of earlier Middle English outblowen, ut-blawen (> English outblow), equivalent to blow + out. Compare West Frisian útblaze (“to blow out”), Dutch uitblazen (“to blow out”), German ausblähen and ausblasen (“to blow out”), Danish blæse ud (“to blow out”), Swedish blåsa ut (“to blow out”).