blow

A2
Pronunciation
/bləʊ/
/bloʊ/
Noun
11 definition(s)
1 Definition

A strong wind.

Example Sentences
  • We're having a bit of a blow this afternoon.
2 Definition

A chance to catch one’s breath.

Example Sentences
  • The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.
3 Definition

Cocaine.

4 Definition

Cannabis.

5 Definition

(US Chicago Regional) Heroin.

6 Definition

The act of striking or hitting.

Synonyms
bace hit punch strike
Example Sentences
  • A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.
7 Definition

A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.

8 Definition

A damaging occurrence.

Synonyms
calamity disaster
Example Sentences
  • A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.
9 Definition

A mass or display of flowers; a yield.

10 Definition

A display of anything brilliant or bright.

11 Definition

A bloom, state of flowering.

Example Sentences
  • Roses in full blow.
Verb
27 definition(s)
1 Definition

To produce an air current.

2 Definition

To propel by an air current.

Example Sentences
  • Blow the dust off that book and open it up.
3 Definition

To be propelled by an air current.

Example Sentences
  • The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.
4 Definition

To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.

5 Definition

To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.

Example Sentences
  • to blow the fire
6 Definition

To clear of contents by forcing air through.

Example Sentences
  • to blow an egg
7 Definition

To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.

8 Definition

To make a sound as the result of being blown.

Example Sentences
  • In the harbor, the ships' horns blew.
9 Definition

(of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.

Example Sentences
  • There she blows! (i.e. "I see a whale spouting!")
10 Definition

To explode.

Example Sentences
  • Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow!
11 Definition

(with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.

Example Sentences
  • The aerosol can was blown to bits.
12 Definition

To cause sudden destruction of.

Example Sentences
  • He blew the tires and the engine.
13 Definition

To suddenly fail destructively.

Example Sentences
  • He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line.
14 Definition

(used to express displeasure or frustration) Damn.

15 Definition

To be very undesirable. (See also suck.)

Example Sentences
  • This blows!
16 Definition

To recklessly squander.

Example Sentences
  • I blew $35 thou on a car.
17 Definition

To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)

Example Sentences
  • Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?
18 Definition

To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.

Example Sentences
  • Let's blow this joint.
19 Definition

To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.

20 Definition

To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.

21 Definition

To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.

22 Definition

To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.

23 Definition

To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.

Example Sentences
  • to blow a horse
24 Definition

To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.

25 Definition

To sing.

Example Sentences
  • That girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to her blow!
26 Definition

To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.

27 Definition

To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.

Adjective
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Blue.