blowout

Meanings

1. A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.
2. A sudden release of oil and gas from a well.
3. A social function, especially one with large quantities of food.
4. A large or extravagant meal.
5. A contest that is decidedly one-sided; an overwhelming victory or defeat.
6. An argument; an altercation.
7. A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
8. An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.
9. 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.
10. The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
11. An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large.
12. An instance of having one's hair blow-dried and styled.

Etymology

Deverbal from blow out.