blow out

Meaning

Verb

• To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
• To deflate quickly on being punctured.
• In a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.
• to exhaust; to physically tire
• To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour.
• To talk violently or abusively.
• To sing out, sing out loud

Origin

• From Middle English blow out, blowe out, dissimilated forms of earlier Middle English outblowen, ut-blawen (> English outblow), equivalent to blow + out. Compare West Frisian útblaze, Dutch uitblazen, German ausblähen and ausblasen, Danish blæse ud, Swedish blåsa ut.