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blow1 /blō/ intransitive verb (pat blew /bloo/; pap blown /blōn/, in imprecations blowed /blōd/)- To produce a current of air
- (of air or wind) to move (often impers)
- To be carried along by air, etc
- To breathe hard
- (of a whistle or other signal, or a brass instrument) to sound
- To take part in a jazz session
- To spout, as whales do
- To boast
- To act as an informer (slang)
- (of insects) to deposit eggs
- To explode, collapse (often with up, down, in, etc)
- Of an electric fuse, to melt (also transitive verb)
- To depart, esp hurriedly (slang)
transitive verb- To force air on or into
- To force air down (one's nose) in order to clear it
- To shape (glass, etc) by blowing air into it
- To make (air, etc) move
- To drive by a current of air
- To sound (eg a brass instrument)
- To destroy or force by explosive
- To spread by report
- To inform on
- To fan or kindle
- (of insects) to deposit eggs on
- (in imprecations) to curse, confound, blast (usu with me, it)
- To squander (slang)
- To fail to succeed with or in when one has the chance (slang; usu with it)
- To depart from, esp hurriedly (slang)
- To perform fellatio on (slang)
noun- A blast
- A breath of fresh air
- An insect egg
- Cannabis (Brit sl)
- Cocaine (US sl)
ORIGIN: OE blāwan; Ger blähen, blasen; L flāre blowˈer noun - A person who blows
- A mechanical device for producing a blast of air, etc
- An escape of gas through a crack (mining)
- A speaking tube, telephone, or similar means of sending messages (informal)
- A communication system (informal)
blowˈie noun (Aust and NZ inf) A blowfly blown adjective - Out of breath, tired
- Swelled
- Stale, worthless
blowˈy adjective - Windy
- Gusty
blowˈback noun - Backward pressure of gases, eg in a boiler, engine or firearm
- Repercussions or consequences of an action (figurative)
blowˈball noun The downy head of a dandelion in seed blowˈdown noun An accident in a nuclear reactor blowˈ-dry transitive verb To arrange (hair) by simultaneously brushing and drying it with a hand-held hairdryer noun An instance of this blowˈ-dryer noun blowˈfish noun Any globe fish blowˈfly noun - A flesh-fly (genus Sarcophaga)
- A bluebottle (genus Calliphora)
blowˈgun noun A blowpipe (weapon) blowˈhard noun A boastful person (also adjective) blowˈhole noun - A whale's nostril
- A hole in ice to which seals, etc come to breathe
- A vent for escape of gas, etc
- A bubble in metal
- A natural vent from the roof of a cave up to the ground surface, through which air and water are forced by rising tides
blowˈ-in noun (chiefly Aust informal) A recent arrival, newcomer blowˈjob noun (slang) An act of fellatio blowˈlamp noun A portable lamp producing a jet of very hot flame blowˈ-moulding noun A process used in manufacturing plastic objects, the molten thermoplastic being blown against the sides of the mould blowˈ-off see blow off below. blowˈ-out noun - A lavish meal or entertainment (slang)
- A tyre-burst (informal)
- A violent escape of oil and gas from an oil well
blow-out preventer noun A stack of heavy-duty valves fitted in the wellhead of an oil well to prevent blow-outs blowˈpipe noun - A pipe through which air is blown onto a flame, to increase its heat, used in blowpipe analysis, etc
- A long straight tube from which an arrow, pellet, etc is blown by the breath
- A glass-blower's tube
blowˈtorch noun (N American) A blowlamp blowˈ-up noun - An explosion
- An enlargement of (part of) a photograph, illustration, etc
adjective Inflatable blowˈ-valve noun A snifting-valve blow away (slang) - To kill, murder
- To surprise or excite
- To disprove (a theory, etc)
blow a well (mining) Temporarily to remove pressure at a wellhead to allow tubings and casings to be blown free of debris, water, etc blow hot and cold To be favourable and unfavourable by turns, to be irresolute blow in To turn up unexpectedly blow off - To allow (steam, etc) to escape
- (of steam, etc) to escape forcibly
- To break wind from the anus (informal)
- To fail to keep an appointment (with; informal) (blow-off noun and adjective)
blow on or upon - To take the bloom, freshness, or the interest off
- To bring into discredit
- To inform upon
blow one's (or someone's) mind (slang) To go (or cause to go) into a state of ecstasy under the influence of a drug or of an exhilarating experience blow one's stack or top (informal) To explode in anger blow out - To extinguish by blowing
- To become extinguished
- To force outwards by an explosion
- (of a tyre) to burst suddenly (informal)
- (of an oil well) to emit an uncontrolled jet of oil and gas
- To fail to keep an appointment with (someone) (informal)
blow over To pass away or die down, as a storm, a danger or a scandal blow (someone's or) one's brains out (informal) To kill (someone or) oneself by shooting (him or her or) oneself in the head blow someone's cover (informal) To reveal someone's identity blow the whistle on (informal) - To inform on (a person)
- To expose (an illegal practice, etc)
blow up - To come suddenly into prominence
- To destroy by explosion
- To explode
- To finish in disaster
- To inflate (lit and figurative)
- To scold
- To lose one's temper
- To enlarge (eg an illustration)
- To go to pieces (US sl)
blow upon see blow on above. |