blow out vs fail

blow out and fail both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blow out	No	No	Yes	No
fail	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fail is a hypernym of blow out; that is, fail is a word with a broader meaning than blow out:

Other hypernyms of blow out include break, break down, conk out, die, give out, give way, go, go bad.

blow out (verb)	fail (verb)
melt, break, or become otherwise unusable	stop operating or functioning
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights	deteriorate
erupt in an uncontrolled manner	prove insufficient
	disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
	become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
	be unsuccessful
	fail to get a passing grade
	fail to do something; leave something undone
	judge unacceptable
	be unable
	fall short in what is expected