Definition: forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
Usage: he gave his nose a loud blow; he blew out all the candles with a single puff
Main entry: blow
Definition: a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
Usage: a blow on the head
Main entry: coke, C, blow, snow, nose candy
Definition: street names for cocaine
Definition: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
Usage: it came as a shock to learn that he was injured
Definition: an impact (as from a collision)
Usage: the bump threw him off the bicycle
Main entry: blow, setback, black eye, reversal, reverse
Definition: an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
Definition: a strong current of air
Usage: the tree was bent almost double by the gust
Main entry: blow
Definition: exhale hard
Usage: blow on the soup to cool it down
Main entry: blow
Definition: free of obstruction by blowing air through
Usage: blow one's nose
Main entry: blow
Definition: burst suddenly
Usage: The tire blew; We blew a tire
Main entry: burn out, blow, blow out
Definition: melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
Usage: The lightbulbs blew out; The fuse blew
Main entry: blow
Definition: shape by blowing
Usage: Blow a glass vase
Main entry: blow
Definition: allow to regain its breath
Usage: blow a horse
Main entry: brag, blow, bluster, boast, shoot a line, vaunt, swash, tout, gas, gasconade
Definition: show off
Main entry: blow
Definition: cause to be revealed and jeopardized
Usage: The story blew their cover; The double agent was blown by the other side
Main entry: blow
Definition: lay eggs
Usage: certain insects are said to blow
Main entry: shove along, shove off, blow
Definition: leave; informal or rude
Usage: shove off!; The children shoved along; Blow now!
Main entry: drift, float, blow, be adrift
Definition: be in motion due to some air or water current
Usage: 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
Main entry: blow
Definition: spout moist air from the blowhole
Usage: The whales blew
Main entry: blow
Definition: cause to move by means of an air current
Usage: The wind blew the leaves around in the yard
Main entry: blow
Definition: cause air to go in, on, or through
Usage: Blow my hair dry
Main entry: suck, blow, go down on, fellate
Definition: provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
Main entry: blow
Definition: play or sound a wind instrument
Usage: She blew the horn
Main entry: blow
Definition: make a sound as if blown
Usage: The whistle blew
Main entry: blow
Definition: sound by having air expelled through a tube
Usage: The trumpets blew
Main entry: blow
Definition: spend lavishly or wastefully on
Usage: He blew a lot of money on his new home theater
Main entry: waste, squander, blow
Definition: spend thoughtlessly; throw away
Usage: He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends; You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
Main entry: flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, ball up, spoil, screw up, mishandle, muck up, muff, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle
Definition: make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Usage: I botched the dinner and we had to eat out; the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
Main entry: blow
Definition: be blowing or storming
Usage: The wind blew from the West