Source : WordNet®

blow out
     v 1: melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs
          blew out"; "The fuse blew" [syn: {burn out}, {blow}]
     2: 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"
        [syn: {snuff out}, {extinguish}, {quench}] [ant: {ignite}]
     3: erupt in an uncontrolled manner; "The oil well blew out"

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

blow out
     
         (Probably from mining and tunnelling jargon) Of
        {software}, to fail spectacularly; almost as serious as {crash
        and burn}.
     
        See {blow past}, {blow up}, {die horribly}.
     
        [{Jargon File}]
     
        (1994-11-29)