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1. An easy victory
   - runaway, romp, laugher, shoo-in [N. Amer], walkaway
    
2. A sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus
   "the right front tire had a blowout"; "as a result of the blowout we lost all the lights"
    
3. A showy and festive party
   - gala, gala affair, jamboree

1. Melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
   "The lightbulbs blew out";
   - burn out, blow
    
2. Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
   "blow out the candles";
   - snuff out, extinguish, quench
    
3. Erupt in an uncontrolled manner
   "The oil well blew out"

Derived forms: blowouts, blowing out, blows out, blew out, blown out

Type of: break, break down, catch fire, celebration, combust, conflagrate, conk out, die, erupt, fail, festivity, give out, give way, go, go bad, ignite, malfunction, take fire, triumph, victory

Encyclopedia: Blowout