blowouts
Tires suddenly deflating
Blowouts are sudden, dramatic failures or releases.
A tire blowout bursts from pressure or damage.
An oil well blowout is an uncontrolled eruption of gas or oil.
In sports, a blowout is a lopsided victory: The game turned into a blowout by halftime.
A blowout can also be a lavish party or a hairstyling session using a blow dryer.
Overwhelming one-sided victory
- trouncingOverwhelming defeat
- drubbingDecisive, lopsided defeat
- shellackingCrushing, lopsided defeat
- wallopingPowerful blow or defeat
thrashing · landslide · whitewash · humiliation · demolition · hammering · thumping · beating
Hole from penetration
- flatLacking vertical variation
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- roadsideAdjacent to pavement
tow · stranded · mechanic · repair · rim · wheel · debris · hazard
Oil well that erupts
- wellheadSurface opening of bore
- spoutProjecting pouring tube
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- derrickMovable boom apparatus
pressure · eruption · petroleum · rig · wildcatter · spouter · capping · surge
rout
Overwhelming one-sided victory
- trouncingOverwhelming defeat
- drubbingDecisive, lopsided defeat
- shellackingCrushing, lopsided defeat
walloping · thrashing · landslide · whitewash · humiliation · demolition · hammering · thumping · beating · mauling
puncture
Hole from penetration
roadside · tow · stranded · mechanic · repair · rim · wheel · debris · hazard · emergency
gusher
Oil well that erupts
derrick · pressure · eruption · petroleum · rig · wildcatter · spouter · capping · surge
bash
Forceful striking blow
- shindigBoisterous social gathering
- extravaganzaLavish, elaborate entertainment
- galaFestive formal occasion
fiesta · soiree · celebration · festivity · jamboree · rager · carnival · banquet · hoedown · revelry
salon
Grooming establishment or gathering
round brush · smoothing · dryer · keratin · silk press · bouncy · shine · frizz · flat iron · finishing
- beautymakeup, cosmetics, lipstick, mascara, eyeliner
- petroleumcrude oil, crude, petroleum, oil wells, oil fields
- driving hazardspotholes, black ice, debris, road debris, icy roads
- family humorfamily jokes, dad jokes, marriage jokes, husband jokes, wife jokes
- styling termshaircuts, updos, braids, coifs, buzzcuts
- cosmetologyhair coloring, hair cutting, hair styling, manicures, pedicures
blowoutsnail-biters
Suspenseful, closely contested events
squeakers · thrillers · photo finishes · cliffhangers · competitive matches