Usually means: Release of pressure or steam.
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General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. blowoff: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. blowoff: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. blowoff: Collins English Dictionary
  4. blowoff: Wordnik
  5. blowoff: Wiktionary
  6. blowoff: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. blowoff: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. blowoff: Dictionary.com
  9. blowoff: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Blowoff: Investopedia
  2. Blowoff: Financial dictionary

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  1. blowoff: Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (blowoff)

noun:  Something that is blown off.
noun:  The explosive separation of part of a rocket etc in order to prevent its destruction and allow for retrieval
noun:  The act of blowing off (steam, water, atmosphere, etc.)
noun:  A line or pipe for draining a siphon (for cleaning, inspection, etc.)
noun:  (brewing) The removal of excess foam and carbon dioxide from the fermentation vessel during the active fermentation stage.
noun:  (finance) A period of rapid and usually unsustainable increase (or, sometimes, decrease) in market prices.
noun:  A curt or uninterested dismissal; a failure to respond adequately.
noun:  (crime) The stage in a con game in which one gets rid of the mark after taking his or her money.
noun:  The exit of a crowd from a circus or carnival act.
noun:  An extra attraction offered to the audience of a sideshow or carnival act, usually hidden behind a curtain and requiring an additional payment; aftershow.
noun:  A finale.
noun:  A fight that marks the culmination of a long period of antagonism.
noun:  (colloquial) An outburst of temper or excitement.
noun:  An act of oral sex.
noun:  (UK, slang) A fart.
noun:  A class that does not require much effort to pass; a course where one does not have to work.

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