blow-out
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1. blow-out - Noun
2. blow-out - Verb
Meaning
The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAlternative names
blow out
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The lightbulbs blew out
The fuse blew
The oil well blew out
Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
quench the flames
snuff out the candles