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Verb
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(v)
blow out (blow_out%2:30:00::)
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burn out (burn_out%2:30:00::)
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blow (blow%2:30:04::)
(melt, break, or become otherwise unusable)
"The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"
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snuff out (snuff_out%2:43:00::)
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blow out (blow_out%2:43:00::)
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extinguish (extinguish%2:43:00::)
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quench (quench%2:43:00::)
(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"
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blow out (blow_out%2:43:01::)
(erupt in an uncontrolled manner)
"The oil well blew out"