blowing out

Puffing flames out

Blowing out combines the force of breath with the idea of extinguishing or expelling.

You blow out candles on a birthday cake.

A tire blows out when it bursts suddenly from pressure.

To blow out an opponent is to defeat them decisively: They blew out the other team 42-7.

A blowout sale offers dramatically reduced prices.

Hair can be blown out—styled smooth with a dryer.

Related

blowing smoke · hot air · extinguishing · gust · air · deflating · flat tire · tire blowout · rupturing · candles · birthday candles · bursting · ACL · fuse · expiration · gasket · flickering · whoosh

Opposites
flame/fire state

blowing outlighting

Art of illuminating spaces

igniting · lighting up · kindling · setting alight · striking a match

air/pressure direction

blowing outsucking in

Drawing something inward

inhaling · breathing in · drawing in · inflating · pulling in

tire/equipment failure

blowing outinflating

Causing to expand

pumping up · holding up · holding together · filling up

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G