usage: 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. gala, gala affair, jamboree, blowout, celebration, festivity
usage: a gay festivity
Verb
1. blow out, burn out, blow, fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down
usage: melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"
2. snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench
usage: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"