blow out
phr. v..phr. v.. to stop a flame from burning by blowing air on it with your mouth.
phr. v.. to extinguish a flame or fire by means of an air current, typically from the breath; transitive and separable.
Make a wish and blow out the candles.
She blew out the match carefully before throwing it in the bin to avoid any danger.
The sudden gust of wind from the open window blew out the scented candles, plunging the dining room into near-total darkness.
From Middle English blow out, blowe out, dissimilated forms of earlier Middle English outblowen, ut-blawen (> English outblow), equivalent to blow + out. Compare West Frisian útblaze (“to blow out”), Dutch uitblazen (“to blow out”), German ausblähen and ausblasen (“to blow out”), Danish blæse ud (“to blow out”), Swedish blåsa ut (“to blow out”).
commonly used with candles, matches, or small lamps.
contrast with 'put out', which is a general term for extinguishing any fire; 'blow out' specifically requires the use of air.
She blew the candles out of.She blew the candles out.the particle 'out' does not require 'of' when used as part of this phrasal verb.