blow
adjective
1. (now chiefly dialectal, Northern England) Blue.
noun
1. a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
- a blow on the head
Definition categories: act, stroke
2. an impact (as from a collision)
Similar word(s): bump
Definition categories: event, impact
3. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
Similar word(s): reversal, reverse, setback
Definition categories: event, happening, occurrence, occurrent
4. an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
Similar word(s): shock
Definition categories: event, surprise
5. a strong current of air
Definition categories: phenomenon, wind
6. street names for cocaine
Similar word(s): coke
Definition categories: man–made, cocain, cocaine
7. forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
- he gave his nose a loud blow
Similar word(s): puff
Definition categories: act, exhalation, expiration
Sentences with blow as a noun:
- The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.
- 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.
- A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.
- roses in full blow.
verb
1. exhale hard
- blow on the soup to cool it down
Definition categories: body, exhale, expire
2. be blowing or storming
Definition categories: weather
3. free of obstruction by blowing air through
- blow one's nose
Definition categories: body, discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release
4. be in motion due to some air or water current
- The leaves were blowing in the wind
Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel
5. make a sound as if blown
Definition categories: perception, go, sound
6. shape by blowing
- Blow a glass vase
Definition categories: change, form, shape
7. be inadequate or objectionable
- this blows!
Similar word(s): suck
Definition categories: stative, be
8. make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Similar word(s): bobble, bodge, bollix, botch, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, fumble, mishandle, muff, spoil
Definition categories: social, fail, miscarry
9. spend thoughtlessly; throw away
Similar word(s): squander, waste
Definition categories: possession, expend, use
10. spend lavishly or wastefully on
Definition categories: possession, drop, expend, spend
11. sound by having air expelled through a tube
Definition categories: perception, go, sound
12. play or sound a wind instrument
Definition categories: perception, sound
13. provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
Similar word(s): fellate, suck
Definition categories: perception, excite, stimulate, stir
14. cause air to go in, on, or through
- Blow my hair dry
Definition categories: motion, direct, send
15. cause to move by means of an air current
Definition categories: motion, displace, move
16. spout moist air from the blowhole
Definition categories: motion, gush, spirt, spout, spurt
17. leave; informal or rude
- Blow now!
- let's blow this place
Definition categories: motion, depart, go
18. lay eggs
- certain insects are said to blow
Definition categories: contact, lay, repose
19. cause to be revealed and jeopardized
- The double agent was blown by the other side
Definition categories: communication, break, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, reveal, uncover, unwrap
20. show off
Similar word(s): bluster, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, swash, tout, vaunt
Definition categories: communication, amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate
21. allow to regain its breath
- blow a horse
Definition categories: communication, rest
22. melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
Definition categories: change, break, die, fail, go
23. burst suddenly
Definition categories: change, burst, split
Sentences with blow as a verb:
- Blow the dust off that book and open it up.
- The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.
- to blow the fire
- to blow an egg
- to blow one's nose
- 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!")
- Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow!
- The aerosol can was blown to bits.
- I managed to blow $1000 at blackjack in under an hour.
- Let's blow this joint.