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- pronunciation:
- blo
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- blow (someone) a kiss, blow out, blow over, blow up
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
blows, blowing, blew, blown |
definition 1: |
to be in swift motion, as the air or wind.
The wind blew hard through the night.
- similar words:
- breeze, flow, gust, storm
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definition 2: |
to be carried along in the wind.
The leaves blew across the yard.
- synonyms:
- drift, waft
- similar words:
- ride
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definition 3: |
to expel air through the mouth.
You'll have to blow hard to get all those candles out.
- synonyms:
- exhale, expire
- similar words:
- pant, puff, respire
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definition 4: |
of an instrument or the like, to emit a sound when air is forced through.
The whistle blew.- similar words:
- blare, blast, sound, toot, whistle
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definition 5: |
to become destroyed or dysfunctional because of an explosion or overload.
My tire blew yesterday.I hope the fuse doesn't blow during this thunderstorm.- similar words:
- burn out, burst, bust, explode, pop
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related words: |
circulate, expire, fail, stream, trail, waft |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition 1: |
to move, force, or send along by means of an air current.
The wind blew the empty cans down the street.She blew the dust off the photograph.The wind blew my hat off.The gale blew the trees down.He blew away the crumbs that fell on his shirt.
- synonyms:
- waft
- similar words:
- drift, fan, winnow
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definition 2: |
to empty by forcing air through.
She sneezed several times and then blew her nose.- similar words:
- empty, exhaust
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definition 3: |
to cause to make a sound by forcing air through.
I learned how to blow a trumpet today.- synonyms:
- toot
- similar words:
- blare, blast, sound, whistle
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definition 4: |
to cause to explode (often fol. by "out").
The nail in the road blew my tire.- synonyms:
- burst
- similar words:
- explode, pop, rupture
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definition 5: |
(informal) to spend rashly.
How did you blow all that money?He blew his entire inheritance on booze and entertainment.- synonyms:
- consume, dissipate, fritter away, misspend, squander, waste
- similar words:
- exhaust, spend, trifle
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definition 6: |
(informal) to mess up or lose.
They blew the game in the last quarter.- synonyms:
- lose, mess up, muff
- similar words:
- botch, bungle, flub, goof up
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definition 7: |
(obscene) to perform fellatio on.
- synonyms:
- suck
- similar words:
- eat, lick
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related words: |
consume, exhale, expire, fail, lose, muddle, outlay, queer, squander, waft, waste |
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phrase: |
blow (someone) a kiss, blow out, blow over, blow up |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the act of blowing.
- similar words:
- blast, breeze, gust, waft
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definition 2: |
a windstorm.
- synonyms:
- windstorm
- similar words:
- blast, blizzard, gale, gust, norther, squall
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