ALL meanings of blow
blow
B b - verb blow When you blow your nose, you force air out of it through your nostrils in order to clear it. 3
- verb blow To blow something out, off, or away means to remove or destroy it violently with an explosion. 3
- verb blow If you say that something blows an event, situation, or argument into a particular extreme state, especially an uncertain or unpleasant state, you mean that it causes it to be in that state. 3
- verb blow If you blow a large amount of money, you spend it quickly on luxuries. 3
- verb blow If you blow a chance or attempt to do something, you make a mistake which wastes the chance or causes the attempt to fail. 3
- ergative verb blow If a fuse blows or if something blows it, the fuse melts because too much electricity has been sent through it, and the electrical current is cut off. 3
- ergative verb blow If you blow a tyre or if it blows, a hole suddenly appears in it and all the air comes out okf it. 3
- ergative verb blow Blow out means the same as blow1. 3
- countable noun blow If someone receives a blow, they are hit with a fist or weapon. 3
- countable noun blow If something that happens is a blow to someone or something, it is very upsetting, disappointing, or damaging to them. 3
- verb blow (of a current of air, the wind, etc) to be or cause to be in motion 3
- verb blow to move or be carried by or as if by wind or air 3
- verb blow to expel (air, cigarette smoke, etc) through the mouth or nose 3
- verb blow to force or cause (air, dust, etc) to move (into, in, over, etc) by using an instrument or by expelling breath 3
- verb blow to breathe hard; pant 3
- verb blow to inflate with air or the breath 3
- verb blow (of wind, a storm, etc) to make a roaring or whistling sound 3
- verb blow to cause (a whistle, siren, etc) to sound by forcing air into it, as a signal, or (of a whistle, etc) to sound thus 3
- verb blow to force air from the lungs through (the nose) to clear out mucus or obstructing matter 3
- verb blow to explode, break, or disintegrate completely 3
- verb blow to burn out (a fuse, valve, etc) because of excessive current or (of a fuse, valve, etc) to burn out 3
- verb blow (of a whale) to spout water or air from the lungs 3
- verb blow to wind (a horse) by making it run excessively 3
- verb blow to cause (a wind instrument) to sound by forcing one's breath into the mouthpiece, or (of such an instrument) to sound in this way 3
- verb blow to play in a jam session 3
- verb blow (of flies) to lay eggs (in) 3
- verb blow to shape (glass, ornaments, etc) by forcing air or gas through the material when molten 3
- verb blow to boast or brag 3
- verb blow to spend (money) freely 3
- verb blow to treat or entertain 3
- verb blow to use (an opportunity) ineffectively 3
- verb blow to go suddenly away (from) 3
- verb blow to expose or betray (a person or thing meant to be kept secret) 3
- verb blow to inhale (a drug) 3
- verb blow to masturbate 3
- noun blow the act or an instance of blowing 3
- noun blow the sound produced by blowing 3
- noun blow a blast of air or wind 3
- noun blow a stage in the Bessemer process in which air is blasted upwards through molten pig iron 3
- noun blow the quantity of metal treated in a Bessemer converter 3
- noun blow a rush of air into a mine 3
- noun blow the collapse of a mine roof 3
- noun blow a jam session 3
- noun blow a powerful or heavy stroke with the fist, a weapon, etc 3
- noun blow a sudden setback; unfortunate event 3
- noun blow an attacking action 3
- noun blow a stroke of the shears in sheep-shearing 3
- verb blow (of a plant or flower) to blossom or open out 3
- verb blow to produce (flowers) 3
- noun blow a mass of blossoms 3