Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bloh doun]
- /bloʊ daʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bloh doun]
- /bloʊ daʊn/
Definitions of blow down words
- verb blow down to open a valve in a steam boiler to eject any sediment that has collected 3
- verb without object blow down (of the wind or air) to be in motion. 1
- verb without object blow down to move along, carried by or as by the wind: Dust seemed to blow through every crack in the house. 1
- verb without object blow down to produce or emit a current of air, as with the mouth or a bellows: Blow on your hands to warm them. 1
- verb without object blow down (of a horn, trumpet, etc.) to give out sound. 1
- verb without object blow down to make a blowing sound; whistle: The siren blew just as we rounded the corner. 1
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Origin of blow down
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English blowen (v.), Old English blāwan; cognate with Latin flāre to blow
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Blow down
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blow down popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blow down usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blow down
verb blow down
- shoot — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- tumble — to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- flatten — to make flat.
- slash — to cut with a violent sweeping stroke or by striking violently and at random, as with a knife or sword.
Antonyms for blow down
verb blow down
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
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