BLOW AWAY

Meaning of BLOW AWAY in English

< operating system , jargon > To remove (files and directories) from permanent storage, generally by accident. "He reformatted the wrong partition and blew away last night's netnews".

Compare: nuke .

[ Jargon File ]

(1996-01-05)

FOLDOC computer English dictionary. Английский словарь по компьютерам FOLDOC. 2012

BLOW AWAY — transitive verb Date: 1579 to dissipate or remove as if with a current of air , to kill by gunfire …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BLOW AWAY — I. transitive verb : to dissipate or remove (something) as if with a current of air the whole well-ordered system …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLOW AWAY — (Slang) kill; amaze (e.g.: "He blew my mind with his story")
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BLOW AWAY — Date: 1579 1. : to dissipate or remove as if with a current of air their doubts were blown away …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLOW AWAY — Function: transitive verb Date: 1579 1 : to dissipate or remove as if with a current of air <their doubts …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BLOW AWAY — [blow away] vt (1776) 1: to kill by gunfire: shoot dead 2: to dissipate or remove as if with a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLOW AWAY — If you say that you are blown away by something, or if it blows you away , you mean that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLOW AWAY — Verb. 1. To kill. 2. To amaze. Cf. 'blow one's mind.'
Slang English vocab
BLOW AWAY — phr verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
BLOW AWAY — phr verb Blow away is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ tent Blow away is used with these …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BLOW AWAY — To remove (files and directories) from permanent storage, generally by accident. "He reformatted the wrong partition and blew away last …
Jargon File English vocabulary
BLOW AWAY — сдувать Quick, patch my hat before it blows away! ≈ Хватайте шляпу, пока ее не унесло! The wind was so …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BLOW AWAY — сдувать Quick, patch my hat before it blows away! The wind was so strong that people were nearly blown away …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BLOW AWAY — сдувать удалить (напр., информацию из компьютера); убрать; убить изумить
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BLOW AWAY — сдувать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BLOW AWAY — сдувать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BLOW AWAY — сдувать Quick, patch my hat before it blows away! — Хватайте шляпу, пока ее не унесло! The wind was so …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BLOW AWAY — сдувать Quick, patch my hat before it blows away! — Хватайте шляпу, пока ее не унесло! The wind was so strong that …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BLOW AWAY — сдувать Quick, patch my hat before it blows away! The wind was so strong that people were nearly blown away …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BLOW AWAY — сдувать Quick, patch my hat before it blows away! The wind was so strong that people were nearly blown away …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BLOW AWAY — сдувать удалить (напр., информацию из компьютера); убрать; убить изумить
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BLOW AWAY — случайное, непреднамеренное удаление содержимого каталога или целого тома массовой памяти
Англо-Русский словарь по компьютерам
BLOW AWAY — phrvt sl 1) He drew his gun and blew her away — Он вынул пистолет и уложил ее на месте His inflexible attitude …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
BLOW AWAY — phrvt sl 1) He drew his gun and blew her away — Он вынул пистолет и уложил ее на месте …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
BLOW AWAY — blow away phrvt sl 1. He drew his gun and blew her away Он вынул пистолет и уложил ее на …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BLOW AWAY — 1) He drew his gun and blew her away — Он вынул пистолет и уложил ее на месте His inflexible …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
BLOW AWAY — случайное, непреднамеренное удаление содержимого каталога или целого тома массовой памяти ср. nuke
Англо-Русский толковый словарь терминов и сокращений по ВТ, Интернету и программированию
BLOW AWAY — 1. удалить (напр., информацию из компьютера); 2. убрать; убить; 3. изумить
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
BLOW AWAY — 1. удалить ( напр., информацию из компьютера); 2. убрать; убить; 3. изумить
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
BLOW AWAY — случайное, непреднамеренное удаление содержимого каталога или целого тома массовой памяти
Computer English-Russian dictionary
BLOW AWAY — сдувать Quick, patch my hat before it blows away! ≈ Хватайте шляпу, пока ее не унесло! The wind was so …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BLOW
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AWAY — I. əˈwā adverb Etymology: Middle English away, on way, from Old English aweg, onweg, from a- (I) , on + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLOW — blow 1 /bloh/ , n. 1. a sudden, hard stroke with a hand, fist, or weapon: a blow to the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AWAY — /euh way"/ , adv. 1. from this or that place; off: to go away. 2. aside; to another place; in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AWAY — I. ə-ˈwā adverb Date: before 12th century 1. : on the way : along get away early 2. : from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLOW — noun the spouting of a whale. 2. blow ·vt to inflate, as with pride; to puff up. 3. blow ·vi …
Webster English vocab
AWAY — adv from a place; hence. 2. away ·adv aside; off; in another direction. 3. away ·adv from a state or …
Webster English vocab
BLOW
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AWAY — [away] adv (bef. 12c) 1: on the way: along "get ~ early" 2: from this or that place: hence, thence …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLOW — / bləʊ; NAmE bloʊ/ verb , noun , exclamation ■ verb ( blew / bluː; NAmE / blown / bləʊn; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AWAY — / əˈweɪ; NAmE / adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of away in phrasal verbs, look at the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLOW — I. blow 1 S2 W3 /bləʊ $ bloʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense blew /bluː/, past participle blown /bləʊn …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AWAY — I. a ‧ way 1 S1 W1 /əˈweɪ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: onweg , aweg …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. --adv. 1 to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BLOW
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. adv. 1 to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. --adv. 1. to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Oxford English vocab
BLOW — I. VERB USES /bloʊ/ ( blows, blowing, blew, blown) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AWAY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Away' is often used with verbs …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLOW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blow to sb/sth's credibilty (= something that damages credibility ) ▪ The case …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AWAY — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car drives off/away ▪ The police car drove off at top speed. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AWAY — adj. Function: adverb 1 from this or that place FF1C; come away at once FF1E; Synonyms: hence, thence Related Words: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AWAY — I. adverb 1. from this or that place come away at once Synonyms: hence, thence Related Word: forth, out, therefrom …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
AWAY — See ↑ DISTANCE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a long way off/far off/far away • ↑ at once/right away • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AWAY — adj. 25B6; adverb she began to walk away : OFF, from here, from there. stay away from the trouble : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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