Meaning of BLOW OUT
| Pronunciation: | | blowawt
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| Matching Terms: | | blow out of the water
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| | Definition: | | (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] |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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