Blow | Mean of blow in English Dictionary

/ˈbloʊ/

• Verb
• to move with speed or force
1. The wind was blowing earlier but it's not blowing now. [=there was wind earlier but there isn't any wind now]
2. The wind is blowing hard. = It's blowing hard outside.
3. The storm is blowing hard/fiercely. = It's blowing up a storm.
4. A cool breeze blew through the open window.
5. The wind was blowing from the north.
• to cause (air or something carried by air) to move
1. The fan blew the air.
2. The fan blew the smoke out the window.
• to be moved or affected in a specified way by the wind
1. The door blew open/shut in the wind.
2. The papers blew all over the place!
3. The sign blew down/over.
4. The leaves were blowing around in the wind.
5. His hat blew off/away in the wind.
6. The breeze blew my wet hair dry.
7. The wind blew the door open/shut.
8. The wind blew the sign down/over.
9. The wind blew the ship off course.
10. A gust of wind blew the papers all over the room.
11. The wind blew his hat off/away.

• to create a current of moving air by breathing
1. She blew on her fingers to warm them.
2. He was blowing on his soup to cool it off.
3. She blew air into the balloon.
• to produce or shape (something, such as a bubble) by blowing air
1. The clown was blowing bubbles for the children.
2. blow beautiful shapes out of glass = blow glass into beautiful shapes
• to produce a loud sound
1. The trumpet/whistle blew loudly.
2. The siren blew. [=sounded]
• to play or produce a sound with (a musical instrument, whistle, etc.)
1. blow a trumpet
2. blow a whistle
3. blow a siren
• to damage or destroy (something) with an explosion
1. The terrorists rigged a bomb to blow [=(more commonly) blow up] the bridge.
2. The explosion blew his leg off. = The explosion blew off his leg.
3. The explosion blew out the window.
4. The burglar blew the safe open with dynamite.
5. The bomb blew the bridge to bits/smithereens. [=the bomb completely destroyed the bridge]
6. They ran away when they realized that the bridge was about to blow. [=(more commonly) blow up, explode]
7. The window blew out in the explosion.
8. The safe blew open when the burglar dynamited it.
9. The election has been blown wide open by the revelation that one of the candidates was lying.
10. The prosecution's case was blown apart by new evidence.
• to cause (a tire) to suddenly lose air and become flat
1. He drove over a nail and blew a tire.
2. The car blew out a tire.
3. The car crashed because one of its tires had blown.
4. One of the car's tires blew out.
• to melt and stop the flow of electricity when an electric current is too strong
1. The light went off because a fuse had blown.
2. What blew the fuse?
• to clear (your nose) by forcing air through it quickly
1. He blew his nose into his handkerchief.
• to spend or waste (a large amount of money) in a foolish way
1. He blew his whole paycheck on a horse that finished last.
• to make a mistake in doing or handling (something)
1. The actress blew her lines. [=she said her lines incorrectly]
• to lose or miss (an opportunity) by acting in a stupid or clumsy way
1. He blew an opportunity to make a lot of money in the stock market.
2. I blew my chance for a big promotion.
3. They should have won the game but they blew it.
4. “I have a job interview tomorrow.” “Well, don't blow it.”
5. I was late for the job interview and that blew it for me. [=that caused me not to get the job]
• to leave (a place) very quickly
1. Let's blow this joint.
2. He packed his bags and blew town [=left town] without even saying goodbye.
• to throw (a ball) with great force and speed
1. The pitcher blew a fastball by/past the batter.
• to kill (someone) by shooting
1. a gangster who got blown away by a hit man
• to impress (someone) in a very strong and favorable way
1. I was really blown away by her latest movie.
• to defeat (someone) very badly
1. They blew their rivals away in the first game 34–7.
• to change repeatedly from liking or favoring something to not liking or favoring it
1. Local residents have been blowing hot and cold on the question of whether to build a new school.
• to arrive in a sudden or unexpected way
1. He just blew in, asking for a place to stay.
• to arrive at (a place) in a sudden or unexpected way
1. He just blew into town and needs a place to stay.
• to refuse to notice or deal with (someone)
1. I tried to say hello to him, but he just blew me off.
• to fail to meet (someone) at an expected time
1. He was supposed to meet me for lunch but he blew me off.
• to fail to attend or show up for (something)
1. He blew off an official dinner.
• to go out or to cause (something, such as a candle) to go out by blowing
1. There was a sudden gust of wind and the candles blew out.
2. She blew out the candles on her birthday cake.
3. The wind blew out the candle.
• to come to an end
1. The storm eventually blew out. [=blew over] = The storm eventually blew itself out. [=the storm eventually ended]
• to fill (something) with air or gas
1. blow up a balloon
2. blow up a tire
• to explode or to cause (something, such as a bomb) to explode
1. The bomb blew up.
2. blow up a bomb
• to be destroyed or to destroy (something) by an explosion
1. The bridge blew up (in the explosion).
2. The soldiers blew up the bridge with a bomb.
3. The whole situation has blown up in his face [=has gone terribly wrong] and he may well be fired!
• to become very angry
1. The boss blew up when the shipment arrived late.
• to make (a photograph) larger
1. We had the photograph blown up for framing.
2. It was just a trivial mistake that got blown up into something much worse. [=got greatly exaggerated]
• to begin blowing
1. A wind blew up but quickly subsided.
2. A storm blew up suddenly.
• Noun
• a strong wind
1. If the weather reports are right, we're in for a good blow tonight. [=there will be a strong wind tonight; the wind will blow hard tonight]
• the act of blowing something (such as your nose)
1. He gave his nose a good blow. [=he blew his nose]
• a hard hit using a part of the body or an object
1. He delivered a mighty blow with a club.
2. a blow with a hammer = a hammer blow
3. I caught/got him with a heavy blow in the third round. = I landed a heavy blow on him in the third round.
4. The two boxers exchanged blows. [=hit each other]
5. The boxer rained blows on his opponent's head. [=the boxer hit his opponent's head many times]
6. The falling tile struck him with a glancing blow on the head. [=hit his head with less than full force and fell off to one side]
• something that is done to fight for or against something
1. They struck a blow for freedom and against tyranny. [=they did something that helped freedom and opposed tyranny]
• a sudden event that causes trouble, damage, sorrow, etc.
1. Hopes of peace received a mortal blow when negotiations were blocked.
2. The injury to their best player was a serious blow to the team's chances. [=the injury did serious harm to the team's chances]
3. The death of his wife was a terrible/shattering blow from which he never really recovered.
4. She was disappointed not to get the job, but the promise of another job cushioned/softened the blow. [=the promise of another job made her disappointment less painful or severe]
• to begin fighting
1. They almost came to blows during their argument.