blowout

== English == === Etymology === Deverbal from blow out. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbloʊaʊt/ === Noun === blowout (plural blowouts) A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire. A sudden release of oil and gas from a well. (slang) A social function, especially one with large quantities of food. (slang) A large or extravagant meal. (slang, chiefly sports) A contest that is decidedly one-sided; an overwhelming victory. (slang) An argument; an altercation. (geology) A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind. (Australia) An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project. An act of defecation in which an incontinent person, usually an infant or toddler, produces a large amount of excrement that causes their diaper to overflow and leak. Synonym: poonami The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam. An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large. An instance of having one's hair blow-dried and styled. The blurring of a tattoo due to ink penetrating too far into the skin and dispersing. (carpentry, woodworking) The damage done to the exit side of a drilled hole or sawn edge when no sacrificial backerboard is used during the drilling or sawing: the drill bit's or sawblade's exit on the far side causes chips of wood to be broken from the edge. Synonym: tearout (Philippines) a party (such as a birthday party) Synonym of taper fade. Synonym of blowout sale. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === bowl out, bowl-out, outblow, outbowl