Definition of "blowout" in English

noun

1. A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.

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

3. (slang) A social function, especially one with large quantities of food.

4. (slang) A large or extravagant meal.

5. (slang, chiefly sports) A contest that is decidedly one-sided; an overwhelming victory.

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

6. (slang) An argument; an altercation.

7. (geology) A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.

8. (Australia) An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.

9. An act of defecation in which an incontinent person, usually an infant or toddler, produces a large amount of excrement that causes their diaper to overflow and leak.

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

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

12. An instance of having one's hair blow-dried and styled.

13. The blurring of a tattoo due to ink penetrating too far into the skin and dispersing.

14. (carpentry, woodworking) The damage done to the exit side of a drilled hole or sawn edge when no sacrificial backerboard is used during the drilling or sawing: the drill bit's or sawblade's exit on the far side causes chips of wood to be broken from the edge.

15. (Philippines) a party (such as a birthday party)

16. Synonym of taper fade.

17. Synonym of blowout sale.