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Definitions of 'Blow' Wordnet 

1. (noun) blow
a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
"a blow on the head"

2. (noun) blow, bump
an impact (as from a collision)
"the bump threw him off the bicycle"

3. (noun) reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye
an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

4. (noun) shock, blow
an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
"it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"

5. (noun) gust, blast, blow
a strong current of air
"the tree was bent almost double by the gust"

6. (noun) coke, blow, nose candy, snow, C
street names for cocaine

7. (verb) blow, puff
forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
"he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"

8. (verb) blow
exhale hard
"blow on the soup to cool it down"

9. (verb) blow
be blowing or storming
"The wind blew from the West"

10. (verb) blow
free of obstruction by blowing air through
"blow one's nose"

11. (verb) float, drift, be adrift, blow
be in motion due to some air or water current
"The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

12. (verb) blow
make a sound as if blown
"The whistle blew"

13. (verb) blow
shape by blowing
"Blow a glass vase"

14. (verb) botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
"I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

15. (verb) waste, blow, squander
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
"He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

16. (verb) blow
spend lavishly or wastefully on
"He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"

17. (verb) blow
sound by having air expelled through a tube
"The trumpets blew"

18. (verb) blow
play or sound a wind instrument
"She blew the horn"

19. (verb) fellate, suck, blow, go down on
provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation

20. (verb) blow
cause air to go in, on, or through
"Blow my hair dry"

21. (verb) blow
cause to move by means of an air current
"The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"

22. (verb) blow
spout moist air from the blowhole
"The whales blew"

23. (verb) shove off, shove along, blow
leave; informal or rude
"shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!"

24. (verb) blow
lay eggs
"certain insects are said to blow"

25. (verb) blow
cause to be revealed and jeopardized
"The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side"

26. (verb) boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade
show off

27. (verb) blow
allow to regain its breath
"blow a horse"

28. (verb) blow out, burn out, blow
melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
"The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"

29. (verb) blow
burst suddenly
"The tire blew"; "We blew a tire"


Definitions of 'Blow' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1. (noun) Blow
a blossom; a flower; also, a state of blossoming; a mass of blossoms

2. (noun) Blow
a forcible stroke with the hand, fist, or some instrument, as a rod, a club, an ax, or a sword

3. (noun) Blow
a sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault

4. (noun) Blow
the infliction of evil; a sudden calamity; something which produces mental, physical, or financial suffering or loss (esp. when sudden); a buffet

5. (noun) Blow
a blowing, esp., a violent blowing of the wind; a gale; as, a heavy blow came on, and the ship put back to port

6. (noun) Blow
the act of forcing air from the mouth, or through or from some instrument; as, to give a hard blow on a whistle or horn; to give the fire a blow with the bellows

7. (noun) Blow
the spouting of a whale

8. (noun) Blow
a single heat or operation of the Bessemer converter

9. (noun) Blow
an egg, or a larva, deposited by a fly on or in flesh, or the act of depositing it

10. (verb) Blow
to flower; to blossom; to bloom

11. (verb) Blow
to cause to blossom; to put forth (blossoms or flowers)

12. (verb) Blow
to produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows

13. (verb) Blow
to send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth or from a pair of bellows

14. (verb) Blow
to breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff

15. (verb) Blow
to sound on being blown into, as a trumpet

16. (verb) Blow
to spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale

17. (verb) Blow
to be carried or moved by the wind; as, the dust blows in from the street

18. (verb) Blow
to talk loudly; to boast; to storm

19. (verb) Blow
to force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire

20. (verb) Blow
to drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore

21. (verb) Blow
to cause air to pass through by the action of the mouth, or otherwise; to cause to sound, as a wind instrument; as, to blow a trumpet; to blow an organ

22. (verb) Blow
to clear of contents by forcing air through; as, to blow an egg; to blow one's nose

23. (verb) Blow
to burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; -- usually with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a building

24. (verb) Blow
to spread by report; to publish; to disclose

25. (verb) Blow
to form by inflation; to swell by injecting air; as, to blow bubbles; to blow glass

26. (verb) Blow
to inflate, as with pride; to puff up

27. (verb) Blow
to put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue; as, to blow a horse

28. (verb) Blow
to deposit eggs or larvae upon, or in (meat, etc.)


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