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Definitions for Blowing

[1] the sound of any vapor or gas issuing from a vent under pressure.
[2] Metallurgy . a disturbance caused by gas or steam blowing through molten metal.
[3] Also called blow molding. a method of producing hollowware by injecting air under pressure into a molten mass, as of glass or plastic, and shaping the material within a mold.
[4] (of the wind or air) to be in motion.
[5] to move along, carried by or as by the wind: Dust seemed to blow through every crack in the house.
[6] to produce or emit a current of air, as with the mouth or a bellows: Blow on your hands to warm them.
[7] (of a horn, trumpet, etc.) to give out sound.
[8] to make a blowing sound; whistle: The siren blew just as we rounded the corner.
[9] (of horses) to breathe hard or quickly; pant.
[10] Informal . to boast; brag: He kept blowing about his medals.
[11] Zoology . (of a whale) to spout.
[12] (of a fuse, light bulb, vacuum tube, tire, etc.) to burst, melt, stop functioning, or be destroyed by exploding, overloading, etc. (often followed by out ): A fuse blew just as we sat down to dinner. The rear tire blew out.
[13] to burst from internal pressure: Poorly sealed cans will often blow.
[14] Slang . to leave; depart.
[15] to drive by means of a current of air: A sudden breeze blew the smoke into the house.
[16] to spread or make widely known: Growing panic blew the rumor about.
[17] to drive a current of air upon.
[18] to clear or empty by forcing air through: Try blowing your nose.
[19] to shape (glass, smoke, etc.) with a current of air: to blow smoke rings.
[20] to cause to sound, as by a current of air: Blow your horn at the next crossing.
[21] Jazz . to play (a musical instrument of any kind).
[22] to cause to explode (often followed by up, to bits, etc.): A mine blew the ship to bits.
[23] to burst, melt, burn out, or destroy by exploding, overloading, etc. (often followed by out ): to blow a tire; blow a fuse.
[24] to destroy; demolish (usually followed by down, over, etc.): The windstorm blew down his house.
[25] Informal . to spend money on. to squander; spend quickly: He blew a fortune on racing cars. to waste; lose: The team blew the lead by making a bad play.
[26] Informal . to mishandle, ruin, botch; make a mess of; bungle: With one stupid mistake he blew the whole project. It was your last chance and you blew it!
[27] Slang . to damn: Blow the cost!
[28] to put (a horse) out of breath by fatigue.
[29] Slang . to depart from: to blow town.
[30] Slang : Vulgar . to perform fellatio on.
[31] Slang . to smoke (marijuana or other drugs).
[32] a blast of air or wind: to clean machinery with a blow.
[33] Informal . a violent windstorm, gale, hurricane, or the like: one of the worst blows we ever had around here.
[34] an act of producing a blast of air, as in playing a wind instrument: a few discordant blows by the bugler.
[35] Metallurgy . a blast of air forced through a converter, as in the production of steel or copper. the stage of the production process during which this blast is used.
[36] Civil Engineering . boil1(def 12) .
[37] Slang . cocaine.
[38] blow away , Slang . to kill, especially by gunfire: The gang threatened to blow away anyone who talked to the police. to defeat decisively; trounce: She blew her opponent away in three straight sets. to overwhelm with emotion, astonishment, etc.: Good poetry just blows me away.
[39] blow down , Metallurgy . to suspend working of (a blast furnace) by smelting the existing charge with a diminishing blast.
[40] blow in , Slang . to arrive at a place, especially unexpectedly: My uncle just blew in from Sacramento. Metallurgy . to begin operations in (a blast furnace).
[41] blow off , to allow steam to be released. Informal . to reduce or release tension, as by loud talking. Informal . to ignore, evade, or treat as unimportant: I mentioned his insulting remark, and he just blew the whole thing off. Informal . to not go to or participate in: He blew off his first-period class three times that week. Informal . to fail to meet (someone) as planned without alerting the person beforehand: I waited 20 minutes before I realized my sister had blown me off. Informal . to end a romantic or other relationship with: He blew me off after our third date.
[42] blow out , to become extinguished: The candles blew out at once. to lose force or cease: The storm has blown itself out. (of an oil or gas well) to lose oil or gas uncontrollably. Metallurgy . to blow down and clean (a blast furnace) in order to shut down.
[43] blow over , to pass away; subside: The storm blew over in five minutes. to be forgotten: The scandal will eventually blow over.
[44] blow up , to come into being: A storm suddenly blew up. to explode: The ship blew up. to cause to explode: to blow up a bridge. to exaggerate; enlarge: He blew up his own role in his account of the project. Informal . to lose one's temper: When he heard she had quit school, he blew up. to fill with air; inflate: to blow up a tire. Photography . to make an enlarged reproduction of. Mathematics . (of a function) to become infinite.
[45] a yield or display of blossoms: the lilac's lavender blows.
[46] a display of anything bright or brilliant: a rich, full blow of color.
[47] state of blossoming; a flowering: a border of tulips in full blow.
[48] Archaic . to blossom or cause to blossom.
[49] (of a current of air, the wind, etc) to be or cause to be in motion
[50] (intr) to move or be carried by or as if by wind or air a feather blew in through the window
[51] to expel (air, cigarette smoke, etc) through the mouth or nose
[52] to force or cause (air, dust, etc) to move (into, in, over, etc) by using an instrument or by expelling breath
[53] (intr) to breathe hard; pant
[54] (sometimes foll by up) to inflate with air or the breath
[55] (intr) (of wind, a storm, etc) to make a roaring or whistling sound
[56] to cause (a whistle, siren, etc) to sound by forcing air into it, as a signal, or (of a whistle, etc) to sound thus
[57] (tr) to force air from the lungs through (the nose) to clear out mucus or obstructing matter
[58] (often foll by up, down, in, etc ) to explode, break, or disintegrate completely the bridge blew down in the gale
[59] electronics to burn out (a fuse, valve, etc) because of excessive current or (of a fuse, valve, etc) to burn out
[60] blow a fuse slang to lose one's temper
[61] (intr) (of a whale) to spout water or air from the lungs
[62] (tr) to wind (a horse) by making it run excessively
[63] to cause (a wind instrument) to sound by forcing one's breath into the mouthpiece, or (of such an instrument) to sound in this way
[64] (intr) jazz slang to play in a jam session
[65] (intr) (of flies) to lay eggs (in)
[66] to shape (glass, ornaments, etc) by forcing air or gas through the material when molten
[67] (intr) mainly Scot , Australian and NZ to boast or brag
[68] (tr) slang to spend (money) freely US to treat or entertain
[69] (tr) slang to use (an opportunity) ineffectively
[70] slang to go suddenly away (from)
[71] (tr) slang to expose or betray (a person or thing meant to be kept secret)
[72] (tr) US slang to inhale (a drug)
[73] (intr) slang to masturbate
[74] past participle blowed informal another word for damn I'll be blowed ; blow it!
[75] draughts another word for huff (def. 4)
[76] blow hot and cold to vacillate
[77] blow a kiss or blow kisses to kiss one's hand, then blow across it as if to carry the kiss through the air to another person
[78] blow one's own trumpet to boast of one's own skills or good qualities
[79] blow someone's mind slang (of a drug, esp LSD) to alter someone's mental state esp US and Canadian to astound or surprise someone
[80] blow one's top , esp US and Canadian blow one's stack or blow one's lid informal to lose one's temper
[81] the act or an instance of blowing
[82] the sound produced by blowing
[83] a blast of air or wind
[84] metallurgy a stage in the Bessemer process in which air is blasted upwards through molten pig iron the quantity of metal treated in a Bessemer converter
[85] mining a rush of air into a mine the collapse of a mine roof
[86] jazz slang a jam session
[87] British a slang name for cannabis (def. 2) US a slang name for cocaine
[88] a powerful or heavy stroke with the fist, a weapon, etc
[89] at one blow or at a blow by or with only one action; all at one time
[90] a sudden setback; unfortunate event to come as a blow
[91] come to blows to fight to result in a fight
[92] an attacking action a blow for freedom
[93] Australian and NZ a stroke of the shears in sheep-shearing
[94] (intr) (of a plant or flower) to blossom or open out
[95] (tr) to produce (flowers)
[96] a mass of blossoms
[97] the state or period of blossoming (esp in the phrase in full blow )

Words related to Blowing

blasting, tumbling, whirling, breathing, fanning, whipping, flapping

Words nearby Blowing

blowfly, blowgun, blowhard, blowhole, blowie, blowing, blowing wound, blowiron, blowlamp, blown, blown-up

Origin of Blowing

3before 1000; Middle English blowen (v.), Old English blōwan; akin to German blühen to bloom, Latin flōs flower

Word origin for Blowing

Old English blōwan ; related to Old Frisian blōia to bloom, Old High German bluoen , Latin flōs flower; see bloom 1

Synonyms for Blowing

blasting, breathing, fanning, puffing, whisking