blow

Definitions

1. 1intransitive verb

   To flower; to blossom; to bloom.

2. 2transitive verb

   To cause to blossom; to put forth (blossoms or flowers).

3. 3noun

   A blossom; a flower; also, a state of blossoming; a mass of blossoms.

4. 4noun

   A forcible stroke with the hand, fist, or some instrument, as a rod, a club, an ax, or a sword.

5. 5noun

   A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.

6. 6noun

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

7. 7intransitive verb

   To produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows.

8. 8intransitive verb

   To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth or from a pair of bellows.

9. 9intransitive verb

   To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.

10. 10intransitive verb

    To sound on being blown into, as a trumpet.

11. 11intransitive verb

    To spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale.

12. 12intransitive verb

    To be carried or moved by the wind; as, the dust blows in from the street.

13. 13intransitive verb

    To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.

14. 14transitive verb

    To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire.

15. 15transitive verb

    To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore.

16. 16transitive verb

    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.

17. 17transitive verb

    To clear of contents by forcing air through; as, to blow an egg; to blow one's nose.

18. 18transitive verb

    To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; -- usually with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a building.

19. 19transitive verb

    To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.

20. 20transitive verb

    To form by inflation; to swell by injecting air; as, to blow bubbles; to blow glass.

21. 21transitive verb

    To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.

22. 22transitive verb

    To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue; as, to blow a horse.

23. 23transitive verb

    To deposit eggs or larvae upon, or in (meat, etc.).

24. 24noun

    A blowing, esp., a violent blowing of the wind; a gale; as, a heavy blow came on, and the ship put back to port.

25. 25noun

    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.

26. 26noun

    The spouting of a whale.

27. 27noun

    A single heat or operation of the Bessemer converter.

28. 28noun

    An egg, or a larva, deposited by a fly on or in flesh, or the act of depositing it.

29. 29noun

    forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth

    "he gave his nose a loud blow"

    "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"

    Synonyms

    puff
30. 30noun

    a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

    "a blow on the head"

31. 31noun

    street names for cocaine

    Synonyms

    cokesnow
32. 32noun

    an unpleasant or disappointing surprise

    "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"

    Synonyms

    shock
33. 33noun

    an impact (as from a collision)

    "the bump threw him off the bicycle"

    Synonyms

    bump
34. 34noun

    an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

    Synonyms

    reversalreversesetback
35. 35noun

    a strong current of air

    "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"

    Synonyms

    blastgust
36. 36verb

    exhale hard

    "blow on the soup to cool it down"

37. 37verb

    free of obstruction by blowing air through

    "blow one's nose"

38. 38verb

    burst suddenly

    "The tire blew"

    "We blew a tire"

39. 39verb

    melt, break, or become otherwise unusable

    "The lightbulbs blew out"

    "The fuse blew"

40. 40verb

    shape by blowing

    "Blow a glass vase"

41. 41verb

    allow to regain its breath

    "blow a horse"

42. 42verb

    show off

    Synonyms

    blusterboastbraggasgasconadeswashtoutvaunt
43. 43verb

    cause to be revealed and jeopardized

    "The story blew their cover"

    "The double agent was blown by the other side"

44. 44verb

    lay eggs

    "certain insects are said to blow"

45. 45verb

    leave; informal or rude

    "shove off!"

    "The children shoved along"

46. 46verb

    be in motion due to some air or water current

    "The leaves were blowing in the wind"

    "the boat drifted on the lake"

    Synonyms

    driftfloat
47. 47verb

    spout moist air from the blowhole

    "The whales blew"

48. 48verb

    cause to move by means of an air current

    "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"

49. 49verb

    cause air to go in, on, or through

    "Blow my hair dry"

50. 50verb

    provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation

    Synonyms

    fellatesuck
51. 51verb

    play or sound a wind instrument

    "She blew the horn"

52. 52verb

    make a sound as if blown

    "The whistle blew"

53. 53verb

    sound by having air expelled through a tube

    "The trumpets blew"

54. 54verb

    spend lavishly or wastefully on

    "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"

55. 55verb

    spend thoughtlessly; throw away

    "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"

    "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

    Synonyms

    squanderwaste
56. 56verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    bobblebodgebollixbollocksbotchbumblebungleflubflufffumblemishandlemuff

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57. 57verb

    be blowing or storming

    "The wind blew from the West"