blow
see also: Blow
Pronunciation Verb
Blow
Proper noun
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see also: Blow
Pronunciation Verb
blow (blows, present participle blowing; past blew, past participle blown)
- (intransitive) To produce an air current.
- c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act III, scene ii], page 296 ↗, column 1:
- Lear. Blow windes, & crack your cheeks; Rage, blow
You Cataracts, and Hyrricano's ſpout,
- 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act I, scene i], page 1 ↗, column 1:
- Tend to th' Maſters whiſtle: Blow till thou burſt thy winde, if roome enough.
- Hark how it rains and blows!
- (transitive) To propel by an air current.
- Blow the dust off that book and open it up.
- (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
- The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.
- (transitive) To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.
- To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
- to blow the fire
- To clear of contents by forcing air through.
- to blow an egg
- to blow one's nose
- (transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
- (intransitive) To make a sound as the result of being blown.
- In the harbor, the ships' horns blew.
- a. 1645, John Milton, “Il Penseroso”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […] , London: Printed by Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Moſely, […], published 1645, OCLC 606951673 ↗, page 43 ↗:
- There let the pealing organ blow,
- (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
- There's nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and blow.
- There she blows! (i.e. "I see a whale spouting!")
- (intransitive) To explode.
- Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow!
- (transitive, with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
- The demolition squad neatly blew the old hotel up.
- The aerosol can was blown to bits.
- (transitive) To cause sudden destruction of.
- He blew the tires and the engine.
- (intransitive) To suddenly fail destructively.
- He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line.
- (intransitive) (used to express displeasure or frustration) Damn.
- 1908 October, Kenneth Grahame, “The River Bank”, in The Wind in the Willows, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, OCLC 305520 ↗, pages 1–2 ↗:
- [H]e suddenly flung down his brush on the floor, said 'Bother!' and 'Oh blow!' and also 'Hang spring-cleaning!' and bolted out of the house without even waiting to put on his coat.
- (intransitive, slang) To be very undesirable. (See also suck.)
- This blows!
- (transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.
- I managed to blow $1000 at blackjack in under an hour.
- I blew $35 thou on a car.
- We blew an opportunity to get benign corporate sponsorship.
- (transitive, vulgar) To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)
- Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?
- (transitive, slang) To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
- Let's blow this joint.
- To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
- c. 1606–1607, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act V, scene ii], page 365 ↗, column 1:
- Shall they hoyſt me vp,
And ſhew me to the ſhowting varletry#English|Varlotarie
Of cenſuring Rome? Rather a ditch in Egypt,
Be gentle graue vnto me, rather on Nylus mudde
Lay me ſtarke-nak'd, and let the water-Flies
Blow me into abhorring;
- 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act III, scene i], page 11 ↗, column 1:
- Fer. I am, in my condition
A Prince (Miranda) I do thinke a King
(I would not ſo) and would no more endure
This wodden ſlauerie, then to ſuffer
The flesh-fly#English|fleſh-flie blow my mouth: heare my ſoule ſpeake.
- (obsolete) To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
- Through the court his courtesy was blown.
- His language does his knowledge blow.
- (obsolete) To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
- c. 1601–1602, William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or VVhat You VVill”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act II, scene v], page 263 ↗, column 2:
- O peace, now he's deepely in: looke how imagination blowes him.
- (intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, “The Merry VViues of VVindsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act III, scene iii], page 58 ↗, column 1:
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- (transitive) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
- to blow a horse
- (obsolete) To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.
- You blow behind my back, but dare not say anything to my face.
- (slang, informal, AAVE) To sing
- That girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to her blow!
- (Scientology, intransitive) To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
- French: souffler
- German: blasen, pusten, wehen
- Italian: soffiare
- Portuguese: soprar, assoprar, bufar
- Russian: дуть
- Spanish: soplar
- German: blasen, wegblasen, fortblasen, hinfortblasen, pusten, wegpusten
- Portuguese: soprar, assoprar
- Russian: сдува́ть
- Spanish: soplar
- German: wehen
- Portuguese: ser soprado
- Russian: относи́ть
- French: souffler
- Russian: дуть
- Portuguese: assoprar
- Portuguese: assoprar
- French: péter, sauter
- German: hochgehen, in die Luft gehen, explodieren
- Portuguese: explodir, estourar
- Russian: взрыва́ться
- French: exploser en vol
- Spanish: arruinar, cagar
- French: sucer, tailler une pipe (to hew, or to grave, a smoking pipe), pomper le dard, bourrer la pipe
- German: blasen
- Portuguese: chupar
- Russian: соса́ть
- Spanish: chupar, mamar
blow (plural blows)
- A strong wind.
- We're having a bit of a blow this afternoon.
- (informal) A chance to catch one’s breath.
- The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.
- (uncountable, US, slang) Cocaine.
- (uncountable, UK, slang) Cannabis.
- (uncountable, US Chicago Regional, slang) Heroin.
- (cocaine) snow
- French: pause
- Russian: переды́шка
blow (comparative blower, superlative blowest)
(now, chiefly, dialectal, Northern England) Blue.
blow (plural blows)
- The act of striking or hitting.
- A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.
- During an exchange to end round 13, Duran landed a blow to the midsection.
- Synonyms: bace, strike, hit, punch
- A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
- A vigorous blow might win [Hanno's camp].
- A damaging occurrence.
- A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.
- c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act IV, scene vi]:
- a most poor man, made tame to fortune's blows
- Synonyms: disaster, calamity
- French: coup
- German: Rückschlag
- Portuguese: desgraça
- Russian: уда́р
- Spanish: golpe, mazazo, varapalo
blow (blows, present participle blowing; past blew, past participle blown)
Related terms Nounblow (plural blows)
- A mass or display of flowers; a yield.
- A display of anything brilliant or bright.
- A bloom, state of flowering.
- Roses in full blow.
- French: floraison
Blow
Proper noun
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