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■ verb ( past blew ; past participle ~n )
1》 (of wind) move creating an air current.
↘be carried or driven by the wind.
2》 expel air through pursed lips.
↘force air through the mouth into (an instrument) to make a sound.
↘force air through a tube into (molten glass) to create an artefact.
↘remove the contents of (an egg) by forcing air through it.
↘(of a whale) eject air and vapour through the ~hole.
3》 sound (the horn of a vehicle).
4》 (of an explosion) displace violently or send flying.
↘burst or burn out through pressure or overheating.
↘(of a vehicle tyre) burst suddenly while the vehicle is in motion.
5》 informal spend recklessly.
6》 informal completely bungle (an opportunity).
↘expose (a stratagem): his cover was ~n.
7》 ( past participle ~ed ) Brit. informal damn: ‘Well, ~ me’, he said.
8》 N. Amer. informal leave.
9》 (of flies) lay eggs in or on.
10》 informal play jazz or rock music in an unrestrained style.
11》 [as adjective ~n ] breathing hard; exhausted.
■ noun
1》 a strong wind.
2》 an act of ~ing.
3》 informal cannabis.
Phrases
~ a fuse (or gasket ) informal lose one's temper.
~ hot and cold alternate inconsistently between two moods, attitudes, etc.
~ someone a kiss kiss the tips of one's fingers then ~ across them towards someone as a gesture of affection.
~ someone's mind informal impress or otherwise affect someone very strongly.
~ one's nose clear one's nose of mucus by ~ing through it into a handkerchief.
~ one's top (or chiefly N. Amer. lid or stack ) informal lose one's temper.
~ with the wind be incapable of maintaining a consistent course of action.
Phrasal verbs
~ someone away informal
1》 kill someone using a firearm.
2》 cause someone to be extremely impressed.
~ in informal arrive casually and unannounced.
~ off informal
1》 lose one's temper and shout.
2》 break wind noisily.
~ someone off N. Amer. informal fail to keep an appointment with someone.
↘end a romantic or sexual relationship with someone.
~ something off N. Amer. informal ignore or fail to attend something.
~ someone out N. Amer. informal defeat someone convincingly.
~ over (of trouble) fade away without serious consequences.
~ up
1》 explode.
2》 lose one's temper.
3》 (of a wind or storm) begin to develop.
4》 (of a scandal or dispute) emerge or become public.
5》 inflate.
~ something up
1》 cause something to explode.
2》 inflate or enlarge something.
Origin
OE blāwan , of Gmc origin.
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■ noun
1》 a powerful stroke with a hand or weapon.
2》 a sudden shock or disappointment.
Phrases
~-by-~ (of a description of an event) giving all the details in the order in which they occurred.
come to ~s start fighting after a disagreement.
Origin
ME: of unknown origin.
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archaic or literary
■ verb ( past blew ; past participle ~n ) produce flowers or be in flower.
■ noun the state or period of flowering.
Origin
OE blōwan , of Gmc origin; related to bloom 1 and blossom .