Definition of Blow

Noun

• forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
  "he gave his nose a loud blow"
  "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
  puff
• street names for cocaine
  coke - nose candy snow - c
• a strong current of air
  "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
  gust blast
• an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
  "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
  shock
• an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes
  something that is thwarting or frustrating
  reverse reversal setback - black eye
• an impact (as from a collision)
  "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
  bump
• a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
  "a blow on the head"
  

Verb

• burst suddenly
  "The tire blew"
  "We blew a tire"
  
• melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
  "The lightbulbs blew out"
  "The fuse blew"
  - blow out - burn out
• allow to regain its breath
  "blow a horse"
  
• show off
  boast tout swash - shoot a line brag gas bluster vaunt gasconade
• cause to be revealed and jeopardized
  "The story blew their cover"
  "The double agent was blown by the other side"
  
• lay eggs
  "certain insects are said to blow"
  
• leave
  informal or rude
  "shove off!"
  "The children shoved along"
  "Blow now!"
  - shove off - shove along
• spout moist air from the blowhole
  "The whales blew"
  
• cause to move by means of an air current
  "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"
  
• cause air to go in, on, or through
  "Blow my hair dry"
  
• provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
  fellate suck - go down on
• play or sound a wind instrument
  "She blew the horn"
  
• sound by having air expelled through a tube
  "The trumpets blew"
  
• spend lavishly or wastefully on
  "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"
  
• spend thoughtlessly
  throw away
  "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"
  "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
  waste squander
• 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"
  botch bodge bumble fumble - botch up muff 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
• shape by blowing
  "Blow a glass vase"
  
• make a sound as if blown
  "The whistle blew"
  
• 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"
  float drift - be adrift
• free of obstruction by blowing air through
  "blow one's nose"
  
• be blowing or storming
  "The wind blew from the West"
  
• exhale hard
  "blow on the soup to cool it down"
  

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