blowout Syllabification: (blow·out)Pronunciation: /ˈblōˌout/Translate blowout | into French | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of blowout noun 1a sudden rupture or malfunction of a part or an apparatus due to pressure, in particular the bursting of an automobile tire. North American informal an outburst of anger; an argument:that exchange led to a big blowout five years ago an uprush of oil or gas from a well. informal a melting of an electric fuse. 2North American informal an easy victory in a sporting contest or an election:they had lost seven games—four by blowouts and three by slim margins 3 informal a large or lavish meal or social gathering. 4a hollow eroded by the wind. 5North American an act or instance of blow-drying hair:you can’t do a blowout with super wet hairblowout in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of blowout in the British & World English dictionary
