blowoff
a current of escaping surplus steam, water, etc.: The safety valve released a violent blowoff from the furnace.
a device that permits and channels such a current.
Slang. a person who brags or boasts; a blow-hard.
a temporary, sudden surge, as in prices: The Federal Reserve Board's credit tightening could cause a blowoff in interest rates.
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How to use blowoff in a sentence
So far as I can tell, they're the weakest point, so if the mountain lets go, that is where the blowoff will come.
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland Goodwin
British Dictionary definitions for blow off
to permit (a gas under pressure, esp steam) to be released
(intr) British slang to emit wind noisily from the anus
(tr) informal to reject or jilt (someone)
blow off steam See steam (def. 6)
a discharge of a surplus fluid, such as steam, under pressure
a device through which such a discharge is made
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Other Idioms and Phrases with blowoff
Vent one's strong feelings; see blow off steam.
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