fail vs blow out

fail and blow out both are verbs.

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

As verbs, blow out is a hyponym of fail; that is, blow out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fail:

Other hyponyms of fail include crash, go down, blow, burn out, misfire, malfunction, misfunction.

fail (verb)	blow out (verb)
stop operating or functioning	melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
deteriorate	put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
prove insufficient	erupt in an uncontrolled manner
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