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[1] a sudden, hard stroke with a hand, fist, or weapon: a blow to the head.
[2] a sudden shock, calamity, reversal, etc.: His wife's death was a terrible blow to him.
[3] a sudden attack or drastic action: The invaders struck a blow to the south.
[4] at one blow , with a single act: He became wealthy and famous at one blow. Also at a blow.
[5] come to blows , to begin to fight, especially to engage in physical combat: They came to blows over the referee's ruling.
[6] strike a blow , to hit.
[7] strike a blow for , to further or advance the cause of: to strike a blow for civil rights.
[8] without striking a blow , without a battle or contest: The military coup was accomplished without striking a blow.
[9] (of the wind or air) to be in motion.
[10] to move along, carried by or as by the wind: Dust seemed to blow through every crack in the house.
[11] to produce or emit a current of air, as with the mouth or a bellows: Blow on your hands to warm them.
[12] (of a horn, trumpet, etc.) to give out sound.
[13] to make a blowing sound; whistle: The siren blew just as we rounded the corner.
[14] (of horses) to breathe hard or quickly; pant.
[15] Informal . to boast; brag: He kept blowing about his medals.
[16] Zoology . (of a whale) to spout.
[17] (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.
[18] to burst from internal pressure: Poorly sealed cans will often blow.
[19] Slang . to leave; depart.
[20] to drive by means of a current of air: A sudden breeze blew the smoke into the house.
[21] to spread or make widely known: Growing panic blew the rumor about.
[22] to drive a current of air upon.
[23] to clear or empty by forcing air through: Try blowing your nose.
[24] to shape (glass, smoke, etc.) with a current of air: to blow smoke rings.
[25] to cause to sound, as by a current of air: Blow your horn at the next crossing.
[26] Jazz . to play (a musical instrument of any kind).
[27] to cause to explode (often followed by up, to bits, etc.): A mine blew the ship to bits.
[28] to burst, melt, burn out, or destroy by exploding, overloading, etc. (often followed by out ): to blow a tire; blow a fuse.
[29] to destroy; demolish (usually followed by down, over, etc.): The windstorm blew down his house.
[30] 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.
[31] 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!
[32] Slang . to damn: Blow the cost!
[33] to put (a horse) out of breath by fatigue.
[34] Slang . to depart from: to blow town.
[35] Slang : Vulgar . to perform fellatio on.
[36] Slang . to smoke (marijuana or other drugs).
[37] a blast of air or wind: to clean machinery with a blow.
[38] Informal . a violent windstorm, gale, hurricane, or the like: one of the worst blows we ever had around here.
[39] an act of producing a blast of air, as in playing a wind instrument: a few discordant blows by the bugler.
[40] 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.
[41] Civil Engineering . boil1(def 12) .
[42] Slang . cocaine.
[43] 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.
[44] blow down , Metallurgy . to suspend working of (a blast furnace) by smelting the existing charge with a diminishing blast.
[45] 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).
[46] 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.
[47] 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.
[48] blow over , to pass away; subside: The storm blew over in five minutes. to be forgotten: The scandal will eventually blow over.
[49] 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.
[50] a yield or display of blossoms: the lilac's lavender blows.
[51] a display of anything bright or brilliant: a rich, full blow of color.
[52] state of blossoming; a flowering: a border of tulips in full blow.
[53] Archaic . to blossom or cause to blossom.
[54] (of a current of air, the wind, etc) to be or cause to be in motion
[55] (intr) to move or be carried by or as if by wind or air a feather blew in through the window
[56] to expel (air, cigarette smoke, etc) through the mouth or nose
[57] to force or cause (air, dust, etc) to move (into, in, over, etc) by using an instrument or by expelling breath
[58] (intr) to breathe hard; pant
[59] (sometimes foll by up) to inflate with air or the breath
[60] (intr) (of wind, a storm, etc) to make a roaring or whistling sound
[61] to cause (a whistle, siren, etc) to sound by forcing air into it, as a signal, or (of a whistle, etc) to sound thus
[62] (tr) to force air from the lungs through (the nose) to clear out mucus or obstructing matter
[63] (often foll by up, down, in, etc ) to explode, break, or disintegrate completely the bridge blew down in the gale
[64] electronics to burn out (a fuse, valve, etc) because of excessive current or (of a fuse, valve, etc) to burn out
[65] blow a fuse slang to lose one's temper
[66] (intr) (of a whale) to spout water or air from the lungs
[67] (tr) to wind (a horse) by making it run excessively
[68] 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
[69] (intr) jazz slang to play in a jam session
[70] (intr) (of flies) to lay eggs (in)
[71] to shape (glass, ornaments, etc) by forcing air or gas through the material when molten
[72] (intr) mainly Scot , Australian and NZ to boast or brag
[73] (tr) slang to spend (money) freely US to treat or entertain
[74] (tr) slang to use (an opportunity) ineffectively
[75] slang to go suddenly away (from)
[76] (tr) slang to expose or betray (a person or thing meant to be kept secret)
[77] (tr) US slang to inhale (a drug)
[78] (intr) slang to masturbate
[79] past participle blowed informal another word for damn I'll be blowed ; blow it!
[80] draughts another word for huff (def. 4)
[81] blow hot and cold to vacillate
[82] 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
[83] blow one's own trumpet to boast of one's own skills or good qualities
[84] 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
[85] blow one's top , esp US and Canadian blow one's stack or blow one's lid informal to lose one's temper
[86] the act or an instance of blowing
[87] the sound produced by blowing
[88] a blast of air or wind
[89] 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
[90] mining a rush of air into a mine the collapse of a mine roof
[91] jazz slang a jam session
[92] British a slang name for cannabis (def. 2) US a slang name for cocaine
[93] a powerful or heavy stroke with the fist, a weapon, etc
[94] at one blow or at a blow by or with only one action; all at one time
[95] a sudden setback; unfortunate event to come as a blow
[96] come to blows to fight to result in a fight
[97] an attacking action a blow for freedom
[98] Australian and NZ a stroke of the shears in sheep-shearing
[99] (intr) (of a plant or flower) to blossom or open out
[100] (tr) to produce (flowers)
[101] a mass of blossoms
[102] the state or period of blossoming (esp in the phrase in full blow )

Words related to Blows

blowhurricane, impact, bump, concussion, shock, punch, slap, jolt, stroke, jab, kick, uppercut, disaster, setback, letdown, calamity, disappointment, mishap, tragedy, casualty

Words nearby Blows

blowblount's disease, blouse, blouson, blousy, bloviate, blow, blow a fuse, blow away, blow by blow, blow down, blow fly

Origin of Blows

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

Word origin for Blows

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

Synonyms for Blows

hurricane, draft, flurry, gale, gust, puff, squall, tempest, typhoon, strong breeze