blow English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) blo, bloo, from (etyl) .
Adjective
(en-adj)
Blue.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) blowen, from (etyl) ).
Verb
To produce an air current.
* 1606 , , King Lear , act 3, sc. 2:
- "Blow', winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! ' blow !"
* Walton
- Hark how it rains and blows !
To propel by an air current.
- Blow the dust off that book and open it up.
To be propelled by an air current.
- The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.
To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles'', ''to blow glass .
To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
- to blow the fire
To clear of contents by forcing air through.
- to blow an egg
- to blow one's nose
To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
To make a sound as the result of being blown.
- In the harbor, the ships' horns blew .
* Milton
- There let the pealing organ blow .
(of a cetacean) 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!")
To explode.
- Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow !
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.
To cause sudden destruction of.
- He blew the tires and the engine.
To suddenly fail destructively.
- He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line.
(slang) To be very undesirable (see also suck).
- This blows !
(slang) 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.
(vulgar) To fellate.
- Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?
To leave.
- Let's blow this joint.
To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
* 1606 , , Act V, scene 2, line 55.
- Shall they hoist me up,
And show me to the shouting varletry
Of censuring Rome? Rather a ditch in Egypt
Be gentle grave unto me, rather on Nilus' mud
Lay me stark naked, and let the water-flies
Blow me into abhorring!
* 1610 , , act 3 scene 1
- (FERDINAND)
- I am, in my condition,
- A prince, Miranda; I do think, a king;—
- I would not so!—and would no more endure
- This wooden slavery than to suffer
- The flesh-fly blow my mouth.
(obsolete) To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
* Dryden
- Through the court his courtesy was blown .
* Whiting
- His language does his knowledge blow .
(obsolete) To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
* Shakespeare
- Look how imagination blows him.
To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
* Shakespeare
- Here is Mistress Page at the door, sweating and blowing .
To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
- to blow a horse
- (Sir Walter Scott)
(obsolete) To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.
* Bartlett
- You blow behind my back, but dare not say anything to my face.
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 out of the water
* blow someone's brains out
* blow someone's mind
* blow someone's socks off
* blow the whistle
* blow up
* blow upon
* blowup
* blow up in one's face
* glassblower
* mind-blowing
* there she blows
Noun
(en noun)
A strong wind.
- We're having a bit of a blow this afternoon.
(informal) A chance to catch one’s breath.
- The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.
(uncountable, US, slang) Cocaine.
(uncountable, UK, slang) Cannabis.
(uncountable, US Chicago Regional, slang) Heroin.
Etymology 3
(etyl) blowe, blaw, northern variant of , Middle Dutch blouwen). Related to block.
Noun
(en noun)
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 midsection.
A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
* T. Arnold
- A vigorous blow might win [Hanno's camp].
A damaging occurrence.
- A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.
* Shakespeare
- a most poor man, made tame to fortune's blows
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Synonyms
* (The act of striking) bace, strike, hit, punch
* (A damaging occurrence) disaster, calamity
Derived terms
* blow-by-blow
* body blow
* come to blows
* low blow
Etymology 4
(etyl) blowen, from (etyl) 'to bloom').
Verb
To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
* 1599 ,
- You seem to me as in her orb,
- As chaste as is the bud ere it be blown ;
* 1667 ,
- How blows the citron grove.
* 1784 , William Cowper, Tirocinium; or, A Review of Schools
- Boys are at best but pretty buds unblown ,
- Whose scent and hues are rather guessed than known;
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Related terms
* full-blown
Noun
(en noun)
A mass or display of flowers; a yield.
* (rfdate) :
- Such a blow of tulips.
A display of anything brilliant or bright.
A bloom, state of flowering.
- roses in full blow .
Related terms
* ablow
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swipe English
Verb
( swip)
To steal or snatch.
- Hey! Who swiped my lunch?
* 1968 , , 00:48:18:
- "Maybe I could swipe some Tintex from the five-and-dime."
To scan or register by sliding something through a reader.
- He swiped his card at the door.
To grab or bat quickly.
- The cat swiped at the shoelace.
Noun
(countable) A quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; A sweep.
(countable) A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club.
(countable, informal) A rough guess; an estimate or swag.
- Take a swipe at the answer, even if you're not sure.
(uncountable) Poor, weak beer; small beer.
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