To blow is to create a burst or puff of air. When chilly breezes start to blow, it's time to close your windows.
To flower; to blossom; to bloom.
Noun
forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
Noun
a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Noun
street names for cocaine
Noun
an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
Noun
an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
Noun
an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
Noun
a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
Verb
exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
Verb
free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one''s nose"
Verb
burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire"
Verb
melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"
Verb
shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase"
Verb
allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse"
Verb
show off
Verb
cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side"
Verb
lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow"
Verb
leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!"
Verb
be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
Verb
spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew"
Verb
cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"
Verb
cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry"
Verb
provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
Verb
play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn"
Verb
make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew"
Verb
sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew"
Verb
spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"
Verb
spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
Verb
make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
Verb
be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"
v. i.
To flower; to blossom; to bloom.
v. t.
To cause to blossom; to put forth (blossoms or flowers).
n.
A blossom; a flower; also, a state of blossoming; a mass of
blossoms.
n.
A forcible stroke with the hand, fist, or some instrument, as
a rod, a club, an ax, or a sword.
n.
A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
n.
The infliction of evil; a sudden calamity; something which
produces mental, physical, or financial suffering or loss (esp. when
sudden); a buffet.
v. i.
To produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move
rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows.
v. i.
To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth
or from a pair of bellows.
v. i.
To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
v. i.
To sound on being blown into, as a trumpet.
v. i.
To spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale.
v. i.
To be carried or moved by the wind; as, the dust blows in
from the street.
v. i.
To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.
v. t.
To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other
means; as, to blow the fire.
v. t.
To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew
the ship ashore.
v. t.
To cause air to pass through by the action of the mouth,
or otherwise; to cause to sound, as a wind instrument; as, to blow a
trumpet; to blow an organ.
v. t.
To clear of contents by forcing air through; as, to blow
an egg; to blow one's nose.
v. t.
To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; -- usually
with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a building.
v. t.
To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
v. t.
To form by inflation; to swell by injecting air; as, to
blow bubbles; to blow glass.
v. t.
To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
v. t.
To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue; as,
to blow a horse.
v. t.
To deposit eggs or larvae upon, or in (meat, etc.).
n.
A blowing, esp., a violent blowing of the wind; a gale; as, a
heavy blow came on, and the ship put back to port.
n.
The act of forcing air from the mouth, or through or from
some instrument; as, to give a hard blow on a whistle or horn; to give
the fire a blow with the bellows.
n.
The spouting of a whale.
n.
A single heat or operation of the Bessemer converter.
n.
An egg, or a larva, deposited by a fly on or in flesh, or the
act of depositing it.
Blow
How blows the citron grove.
Blow
The odorous banks, that blow Flowers of more mingled hue.
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Well struck ! there was blow for blow.2.
A vigorous blow might win [Hanno's camp].3.
A most poor man, made tame to fortune's blows.
Blow
Hark how it rains and blows !2.
Here is Mistress Page at the door, sweating and blowing.4.
There let the pealing organ blow.5.
The grass blows from their graves to thy own.7.
You blow behind my back, but dare not say anything to my face.
Blow
Off at sea northeast winds blow Sabean odors from the spicy shore.3.
Hath she no husband That will take pains to blow a horn before her?
Boy, blow the pipe until the bubble rise, Then cast it off to float upon the skies.4.
Through the court his courtesy was blown.
His language does his knowledge blow.7.
Look how imagination blows him.9.
To suffer The flesh fly blow my mouth.
I have blown him up well -- nobody can say I wink at what he does.
How far the very custom of hearing anything spouted withers and blows upon a fine passage, may be seen in those speeches from [Shakespeare's] Henry V. which are current in the mouths of schoolboys.
A lady's maid whose character had been blown upon.
Blow
To flower; to blossom; to bloom.
To cause to blossom; to put forth (blossoms or flowers).
A blossom; a flower; also, a state of blossoming; a mass of blossoms.
A forcible stroke with the hand, fist, or some instrument, as a rod, a club, an ax, or a sword.
To produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move rapidly or with power;
To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means;
A blowing, esp., a violent blowing of the wind; a gale;
Usage Examples
Every day, every birthday candle I blow out, every penny I throw over my shoulder in a wishing well, every time my daughter says, 'Let's make a wish on a star,' there's one thing I wish for: wisdom.
I mean, you have a general tone of it but it's pretty much you get to come in and you're going to flip this car and it's going to blow up and you're going to come out on fire and you go oh, that's cool, and then you get paid a lot of money.
I'm ashamed to say this, but I watched every episode of 'Starsky and Hutch' as a kid. I loved that show, but now I think it's stupid - they'd have a car chase for no reason, then Paul Michael Glaser would shoot the car and it would blow up.
Integrity is not a conditional word. It doesn't blow in the wind or change with the weather. It is your inner image of yourself, and if you look in there and see a man who won't cheat, then you know he never will.
I shall go the way of the open sea, to the lands I knew before you came, and the cool ocean breezes shall blow from me the memory of your name.
A pun does not commonly justify a blow in return. But if a blow were given for such cause, and death ensued, the jury would be judges both of the facts and of the pun, and might, if the latter were of an aggravated character, return a verdict of justifiable homicide.
Ever since we were little, we were so on fire for our dreams. We never let anyone blow our flames out.
From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own.
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Other Usage ExamplesI haven't been as wild with my money as somebody like me might have been. I've been very safe, very conservative with investments. I don't blow money. I don't have a ton of houses. I know things can go away. I've already had that experience.
I know I'm going to blow one day. My life is doomed the way it is. I have no future.
Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture when misfortune comes - A wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting.
I could announce one morning that the world was going to blow up in three hours and people would be calling in about my hair!
Constructive criticism is about finding something good and positive to soften the blow to the real critique of what really went on.
I'm a person that doesn't have that many goals or plans. I feel like I'm the wind and I blow through life it's whatever comes to me. I very much respect nature. Whatever happens to me, I'm happy and I embrace it.
I think loss of loved ones is the hardest blow in life.
I really enjoyed hanging out with some of the teachers. This one chemistry teacher, she liked hanging out. I liked making explosives. We would stay after school and blow things up.
If you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance You must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, Or, trust me, you haven't a chance.
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