Meaning & Definition of Blow in English
Blow
noun
1. A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
- "A blow on the head"
- blow
2. An impact (as from a collision)
- "The bump threw him off the bicycle"
- blow,
- bump
3. An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes
- Something that is thwarting or frustrating
- reverse,
- reversal,
- setback,
- blow,
- black eye
4. An unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- "It came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
- shock,
- blow
5. A strong current of air
- "The tree was bent almost double by the gust"
- gust,
- blast,
- blow
6. Street names for cocaine
- coke,
- blow,
- nose candy,
- snow,
- C
7. Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
- "He gave his nose a loud blow"
- "He blew out all the candles with a single puff"
- blow,
- puff
verb
1. Exhale hard
- "Blow on the soup to cool it down"
- blow
2. Be blowing or storming
- "The wind blew from the west"
- blow
3. Free of obstruction by blowing air through
- "Blow one's nose"
- blow
4. Be in motion due to some air or water current
- "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"
- float,
- drift,
- be adrift,
- blow
5. Make a sound as if blown
- "The whistle blew"
- blow
6. Shape by blowing
- "Blow a glass vase"
- blow
7. Make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"
- "The pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
- botch,
- bodge,
- bumble,
- fumble,
- botch up,
- muff,
- blow,
- flub,
- screw up,
- ball up,
- spoil,
- muck up,
- bungle,
- fluff,
- bollix,
- bollix up,
- bollocks,
- bollocks up,
- bobble,
- mishandle,
- louse up,
- foul up,
- mess up,
- fuck up
8. Spend thoughtlessly
- Throw away
- "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"
- "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
- waste,
- blow,
- squander
9. Spend lavishly or wastefully on
- "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"
- blow
10. Sound by having air expelled through a tube
- "The trumpets blew"
- blow
11. Play or sound a wind instrument
- "She blew the horn"
- blow
12. Provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
- fellate,
- suck,
- blow,
- go down on
13. Cause air to go in, on, or through
- "Blow my hair dry"
- blow
14. Cause to move by means of an air current
- "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"
- blow
15. Spout moist air from the blowhole
- "The whales blew"
- blow
16. Leave
- Informal or rude
- "Shove off!"
- "The children shoved along"
- "Blow now!"
- shove off,
- shove along,
- blow
17. Lay eggs
- "Certain insects are said to blow"
- blow
18. Cause to be revealed and jeopardized
- "The story blew their cover"
- "The double agent was blown by the other side"
- blow
19. Show off
- boast,
- tout,
- swash,
- shoot a line,
- brag,
- gas,
- blow,
- bluster,
- vaunt,
- gasconade
20. Allow to regain its breath
- "Blow a horse"
- blow
21. Melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
- "The lightbulbs blew out"
- "The fuse blew"
- blow out,
- burn out,
- blow
22. Burst suddenly
- "The tire blew"
- "We blew a tire"
- blow