blow

Plural: blows

Noun

• a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
  • "a blow on the head"
• an impact (as from a collision)
• an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
• an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
• a strong current of air
• street names for cocaine
• forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
  • "he gave his nose a loud blow"
• A strong wind.
• A chance to catch one's breath.
• Cocaine.
• Cannabis.
• Heroin.
• A blowjob; fellatio.
• An instance of using high-pressure air to empty water from the ballast tanks of a submarine, increasing the submarine's buoyancy and causing it to surface.
• An instance of the act of striking or hitting.
• A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
• A damaging occurrence.
• A cut made to a sheep's fleece by a shearer using hand-shears.
• An outcrop of quartz from surrounding rock, thought to indicate mineral deposits below.
• Synonym of button (“the punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene”).
• A state of flowering; a bloom.
• A display or mass of flowers; a yield.
• A display of anything bright or brilliant.

Verb

Verb Forms: blew, blowed, blowing, blows, blown

• To move or be moved by a current of air.
• To curse or damn something.
• exhale hard
  • "blow on the soup to cool it down"
• be blowing or storming
• free of obstruction by blowing air through
  • "blow one's nose"
• be in motion due to some air or water current
  • "The leaves were blowing in the wind"
• make a sound as if blown
• shape by blowing
  • "Blow a glass vase"
• make a mess of, destroy or ruin
• spend thoughtlessly; throw away
• spend lavishly or wastefully on
• sound by having air expelled through a tube
• play or sound a wind instrument
• provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
• cause air to go in, on, or through
  • "Blow my hair dry"
• cause to move by means of an air current
• spout moist air from the blowhole
• leave; informal or rude
  • "Blow now!"
• lay eggs
  • "certain insects are said to blow"
• cause to be revealed and jeopardized
  • "The double agent was blown by the other side"
• show off
• allow to regain its breath
  • "blow a horse"
• melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
• burst suddenly
• To produce an air current.
• To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
• To be propelled by an air current.
• To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.
• To create or shape by blowing.
• To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
• To clear of contents by forcing air through.
• To cause to make sound by blowing (as a musical instrument).
• To make a sound as a result of being blown.
• To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
• To burst or explode; to occur suddenly
• To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
• To cause the sudden destruction of.
• To blow from a gun (method of executing a person).
• To suddenly fail or give way destructively.
• To melt away because of overcurrent, creating a gap in a wire, thus stopping a circuit from operating.
• To recklessly squander.
• To fail at; to mess up; to make a mistake in.
• To be very undesirable.
• To perform oral sex on (someone); to fellate.
• To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
• To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
• To make flyblown; to defile or spoil, especially with fly eggs.
• (of a fly) To lay eggs; to breed (in flesh or meat).
• To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
• To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
• To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
• To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
• To talk loudly; boast; brag.
• To slander, insult, critique or discredit (someone); to reprimand or scold (someone).
• To expose, or inform on.
• To sing.
• To flatulate or defecate.
• To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.

Intj

• Used to express displeasure or frustration.

Adj

• Blue.

Examples

• A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.
• A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.
• A strong player can blow away an opponent’s lead with a single high-scoring word.
• Blow the dust off that book and open it up.
• Blow your horn! That car is about to hit us!
• During an exchange to end round 13, Duran landed a blow to the midsection.
• Get away from that burning gas tank! It’s about to blow!
• Good luck, and don’t blow it!
• He blew the tires and the engine.
• He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line.
• His girlfriend gave him a blow.
• I blew $35 thou on a car.
• I blew it and forgot to start the spaghetti, so I had plenty of sauce and no pasta.
• I managed to blow $1000 at blackjack in under an hour.
• In the harbor, the ships’ horns blew.
• I’ll be blowed if I let my opponent win with that ridiculous play!
• Joe puffed on his pipe and blew a couple of smoke rings.
• Let’s blow this joint.
• roses in full blow
• That girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to her blow!
• The aerosol can was blown to bits.
• The demolition squad neatly blew the old hotel up.
• The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.
• The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.
• The submarine blew its main ballast tanks.
• There she blows! (i.e. “I see a whale spouting!”)
• There’s nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and blow.
• This blows!
• to blow an egg
• to blow bubbles
• to blow glass
• to blow one’s nose
• to blow the fire
• Uh, oh! I gotta blow!
• We blew an opportunity to get benign corporate sponsorship.
• We’re having a bit of a blow this afternoon.
• Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?

Synonyms

ball up, be adrift, black eye, blast, blow out, bluster, boast, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, brag, bumble, bump, bungle, burn out, C, coke, drift, fellate, float, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, gas, gasconade, go down on, gust, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, nose candy, puff, reversal, reverse, screw up, setback, shock, shoot a line, shove along, shove off, snow, spoil, squander, suck, swash, tout, vaunt, waste, Big H, Bolivian marching powder, California corn flakes, H, MJ, Mary Jane, Mary Joanna, Texas tea, bace, benj, benzoylmethylecgonine, bhang, blow, boo, booger sugar, boots, boy, brain, broccoli, brown, brown sugar, bud, buddha, bujj, button, calamity, cannabis, charlie, cheeba, ching, choof, corinne, crystals, daccha, dank, devil's lettuce, diacetylmorphine, diamorphine, disaster, djamba, dog food, dome, doobage, dope, endo, flake, gage, ganj, ganja, girl, give brain, give dome, give hat, give head, give neck, give noddy, grass, grass up, green, greenery, hard white, hash, hashish, head, hemp, henry, herb, heroin, hit, horse, junk, marching powder, marihoochie, marijuana, method, mezz, mouth music, muck, mud, muggle, mull, nose powder, party powder, pot, powder, punch, reefer, rock, rocks, ron, scag, sensimilla, sensimillia, shit, slim, smack, sniff, snuff, spider, strike, sugar, sweetleaf, tea, toot, trees, twig, wacky tobaccy, wash, weed, white, white girl, white lady, whiteboy, yam yam, yarndie, yay, yayo, yola, zaza, zombie

Antonyms

conserve

Related Words

ablow, black and blue, elder-blow

Anagrams of blow