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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  blow out
       
           (Probably from mining and tunnelling jargon) Of
          software, to fail spectacularly; almost as serious as crash
          and burn.
       
          See blow past, blow up, die horribly.
       
          [{Jargon File]
       
          (1994-11-29)
       
       

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) :   [ jargon ]

  blow out vi. [prob. from mining and tunneling jargon] Of software, to
     fail spectacularly; almost as serious as crash and burn. See blow
     past, blow up, die horribly.
  
  

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  blow out
       v 1: melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs
            blew out"; "The fuse blew" [syn: burn out, blow]
       2: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be
          extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be
          contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"
          [syn: snuff out, extinguish, quench] [ant: ignite]
       3: erupt in an uncontrolled manner; "The oil well blew out"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  blow out
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To extinguish something, especially a flame,
  especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To deflate quickly on being punctured.
     3 (lb en sports transitive) In a sporting contest, to dominate and
  defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.
     4 (lb en transitive) to exhaust; to physically tire

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  blow out
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To extinguish something, especially a flame,
  especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To deflate quickly on being punctured.
     3 (lb en sports transitive) In a sporting contest, to dominate and
  defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.
     4 (lb en transitive) to exhaust; to physically tire

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  blow out
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To extinguish something, especially a flame,
  especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To deflate quickly on being punctured.
     3 (lb en sports transitive) In a sporting contest, to dominate and
  defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.
     4 (lb en transitive) to exhaust; to physically tire

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  blow out
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To extinguish something, especially a flame,
  especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To deflate quickly on being punctured.
     3 (lb en sports transitive) In a sporting contest, to dominate and
  defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.
     4 (lb en transitive) to exhaust; to physically tire

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  blow out
     Englanti vb.
     1 puhaltaa sammuksiin
     2 (tuulesta) tyyntyä, tuulla tuulemisensa loppuun
     3 (renkaasta) puhjeta

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  blow out /blˈəʊ ˈaʊt/ 
  sfouknout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  blow out /blˈəʊ ˈaʊt/ 
  vyfouknout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  blow out /blˈəʊ ˈaʊt/ 
  zhasit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  blow out /blˈəʊ ˈaʊt/ 
  uhasit

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  blow out /blˈəʊ ˈaʊt/
  ausblasen, auslöschen 
   see: blowing out, blown out
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  blow out /blˈəʊ ˈaʊt/
  ausbrechen 
           Note: a well

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  blow out /blˈəʊ ˈaʊt/
  Ausbruch  [geol.]
     Synonyms: eruption, breaking-forth, outburst, backbreak, explosion
  
   see: eruptions, outbursts, blow outs, backbreaks, explosions, phreatic eruption, sudden excavation, subaerial eruption, subglacial eruption, subrecent eruption, supramarine eruption
  
           Note: of a well

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  blow out /blˈəʊ ˈaʊt/ 
  1. puhketa
  burst car tyre
  2. sammuttaa
  extinguish

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  blow out /blˈəʊ ˈaʊt/ 
  1. बुझाना
        "She blew out the candle of her cake."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  blow out /blˈəʊ ˈaʊt/
  ispuhati

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  blow out /blˈəʊ ˈaʊt/ 
  blåsa ut
  extinguish

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  96 Moby Thesaurus words for "blow out":
     backfire, belch, blast, blow, blow open, blow up, break out, burst,
     burst forth, burst out, bust, cast forth, choke, clean out, clear,
     clear away, clear off, clear out, clear the decks, damp, debouch,
     decant, defecate, deplete, detonate, discharge, disembogue,
     disgorge, douse, drain, drain out, ejaculate, eject, eliminate,
     empty, empty out, eruct, erupt, evacuate, exhaust, expel, explode,
     extinguish, extravasate, find vent, fire, flow, flow out,
     fulminate, go off, gush, gush out, hurl forth, jet, let off, out,
     outflow, outpour, pour, pour forth, pour out, purge, put out,
     quench, remove, run out, scour out, send forth, send out, set off,
     shoot, slack, sluice out, smother, snuff, snuff out, spew,
     spew out, spout, spout out, spurt, squirt, stamp out, stifle,
     surge, sweep out, throw out, touch off, unclog, unfoul, vent, void,
     vomit, vomit forth, well, well out
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  吹熄(灯火等)

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     吹灭,被风吹灭;烧断;使爆裂;停止

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