· melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"
Hypernym(s): fail, go_bad, give_way, die, give_out, conk_out, go, break, break_down
· 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"
Synonym(s): snuff_out, extinguish, quench
· erupt in an uncontrolled manner; "The oil well blew out"
Hypernym(s): erupt, ignite, catch_fire, take_fire, combust, conflagrate