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Blow
bləʊ
- (of wind) move creating an air current
"a cold breeze was blowing in off the sea"
- (of wind) cause (something) to move; propel
"a gust of wind blew a cloud of smoke into his face"
- be carried, driven, or moved by the wind or an air current
"it was so windy that the tent nearly blew away"
- leave a place
"I'd better blow"
- expel air through pursed lips
"Will took a deep breath, and blew"
- use one's breath to propel (something)
"he blew cigar smoke in her face"
- breathe hard; pant
"Uncle Albert was soon puffing and blowing"
- force air through the mouth into (an instrument or device) in order to make a sound
"the umpire blew his whistle"
- (of an instrument or device) make a sound when air is forced into it
"police whistles blew"
- sound (the horn of a vehicle)
"angry motorists blew their horns"
- play jazz or rock music in an unrestrained style
"it took him maybe five choruses to warm up, but then he could really blow"
- force air through a tube into (molten glass) in order to create an artefact
"in the factory showrooms you can see glass being blown and painted"
- remove the contents of (an egg) by forcing air through it
- (of a whale) eject air and vapour through the blowhole
- (of an explosion or explosive device) displace violently or send flying
"the blast had blown the windows out of the van"
- (of a vehicle tyre) burst suddenly while the vehicle is in motion
"a rear tyre had blown"
- burst or cause to burst due to pressure or overheating
"the engines sounded as if their exhausts had blown"
- (with reference to an electric circuit) burn out or be caused to burn out through overloading
"the fuse had blown"
- spend recklessly
"they blew £100,000 in just eighteen months"
- waste (an opportunity)
"he'd been given a second chance and he'd blown it"
- expose (a stratagem)
"a man whose cover was blown"
- used in various expressions to express surprise or as a mild oath
"‘Well, blow me’, he said, ‘I never knew that.’"
- perform fellatio on (a man)
- be extremely bad or unwelcome
"‘This blows,’ she sighs, ‘I want it to be next week already’"
- (of flies) lay eggs in or on (something)
- a strong wind
"we're in for a bit of a blow"
- an act of getting some fresh air
"I'll go down to the sea and get a blow before supper"
- an act of blowing an instrument
"a number of blows on the whistle"
- a spell of playing jazz or rock music
- an act of blowing one's nose
"give your nose a good blow"
- (in steel-making) an act of sending an air or oxygen blast through molten metal in a converter
- cannabis
- cocaine in the form of powder