Blow

Verb

 * 1)  To produce an air current.
 * 2)  To propel by an air current.
 * Blow the dust off that book and open it up.
 * 1)  To be propelled by an air current.
 * The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.
 * 1)  To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.
 * 2)  To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
 * 3)  To make a sound as the result of being blown.
 * In the harbor, the ships' horns blew.
 * 1)  To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
 * There's nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and blow.
 * There she blows! (i.e. "I see a whale spouting!")
 * 1)  To explode.
 * Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow!
 * 1)  To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
 * The demolition squad neatly blew the old hotel up.
 * The aerosol can was blown to bits.
 * 1)  To cause sudden destruction of.
 * He blew the tires and the engine.
 * 1)  To suddenly fail destructively.
 * He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line.
 * 1)  To be very undesirable (see also suck).
 * This blows!
 * 1)  To recklessly squander.
 * I managed to blow $1000 at blackjack in under an hour.
 * I blew $35 thou on a car.
 * We blew an opportunity to get benign corporate sponsorship.
 * 1)  To fellate.
 * Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?
 * 1)  To leave.
 * Let's blow this joint.

Synonyms for Blow

 * strike, hit, punch
 * disaster, calamity
 * box, rap, stroke, cuff, knock, buffet, lash, stripe, cut, thump, concussion, misfortune.

Antonyms for Blow
caress, embrace, good fortune.

Derived terms

 * blow a gasket
 * blow a kiss
 * blow apart
 * blow away
 * blower
 * blowhard
 * blow hot and cold
 * blowhorn
 * blow it
 * blowjob
 * blow me
 * blow off
 * blow off steam
 * blow one's horn
 * blow one's nose
 * blow one's top


 * blow one's trumpet
 * blow out
 * blowout
 * blow over
 * blow someone's brains out
 * blow someone's mind
 * blow someone's out of the water
 * blow someone's socks off
 * blow the whistle
 * blow up
 * blowup
 * blow up in one's face
 * glassblower
 * mind-blowing
 * there she blows

Noun

 * 1) The act of striking or hitting.
 * A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.
 * During an exchange to end round 13, Duran landed a blow to the mid-section.
 * 1) An unfortunate occurrence.

Derived terms

 * blow-by-blow
 * body blow


 * come to blows


 * low blow

Verb

 * 1) To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.

Noun

 * 1) A mass or display of flowers; a yield.
 * 2) A display of anything brilliant or bright.
 * 3) A bloom, state of flowering.

Related terms

 * ablow