blow
UK /bləʊ/US /bloʊ/
verb36
- This blows!
noun16
adjective1
- Blue.
exclamation1
forms
blowed · blew · blewest · blowe · blown · blowing · bloweth · blows · blowest · blower · more blow · blowest · most blow
Phrases with blow
- blow upTo explode or be destroyed by explosion.
- blow outTo extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
- blow offTo forcibly disconnect something by use of a firearm or explosive device.
- blow a fuseTo overload a circuit sufficiently that a fuse protecting it melts away (or informally a circuit breaker trips), stopping current from flowing.
- blow a hole throughTo destroy the integrity or cohesion of.
- blow a kissTo kiss one's own hand, then blow on it in a direction towards the recipient.
- blow apartTo destroy (something) by explosion or figuratively similar disasters (e.g. a scandal for a company).
- blow awayTo cause to go away by blowing, or by wind.
- blow chunksTo vomit chunks of undigested food.
- blow downTo knock over with an air current, most often wind.
- blow hot airTo engage in empty or exaggerated talk that lacks substance, credibility, or truth; to bluster.
- blow hot and coldTo behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.
- blow inTo unexpectedly and casually arrive.
- blow intoTo enter (a place) casually.
- blow meAn expression of discontent or aggravation to another party (with a metaphorical connotation of fellatio).
- blow me downA cry of surprise
- blow off steamTo vent; to talk or take action (especially in a ranting or unrestrained way) so as to relieve stress.
- blow onTo forcefully expel air from the lungs onto an object.
- blow someone's back outTo sexually penetrate someone in a vigorous, intense manner, as if causing them to throw out their back.
- blow someone's brains outTo shoot someone in the head.