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blow verb [ bləʊ ]

• (of wind) move creating an air current.
• "a cold breeze was blowing in off the sea"
Similar: gust, puff, flurry, blast, roar, bluster, rush, storm, move, be in motion,
• expel air through pursed lips.
• "Will took a deep breath, and blew"
• (of an explosion or explosive device) displace violently or send flying.
• "the blast had blown the windows out of the van"
• spend recklessly.
• "they blew £100,000 in just eighteen months"
Similar: squander, waste, misspend, throw away, fritter away, spend freely, run through, go through, lose, lavish, dissipate, make poor use of, be prodigal with, spend recklessly, spend unwisely, spend like water, throw around like confetti, burn, use up, splurge, pour/throw down the drain, spend as if it grows on trees, splash out, blue,
Opposite: save, spend wisely,
• waste (an opportunity).
• "he'd been given a second chance and he'd blown it"
Similar: spoil, ruin, bungle, make a mess of, mess up, fudge, muff, waste, lose, squander, throw away, botch, make a hash of, screw up, louse up, foul up, bodge, fluff, cock up, fuck up, bugger up,
• used in various expressions to express surprise or as a mild oath.
• "‘Well, blow me ’, he said, ‘I never knew that.’"
• perform fellatio on (a man).
• be extremely bad or unwelcome.
• "‘This blows,’ she sighs, ‘I want it to be next week already’"
• (of flies) lay eggs in or on (something).

blow noun

• a strong wind.
• "we're in for a bit of a blow"
Similar: gale, storm, tempest, hurricane, blast, superstorm, wind, breeze, gust, puff of wind, draught, flurry, turbulence, zephyr,
• an act of blowing an instrument.
• "a number of blows on the whistle"
Similar: toot, blare, blast, sound, whistle, shriek,
• cannabis.
Origin: Old English blāwan, of Germanic origin; related to German blähen ‘blow up, swell’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin flare ‘blow’.

blow noun

• a powerful stroke with a hand, weapon, or hard object.
• "he received a blow to the skull"
Similar: knock, bang, hit, punch, thump, smack, crack, thwack, buffet, jolt, stroke, rap, tap, clip, whack, bash, belt, clout, sock, wallop, battering, lick, slosh, bat,
Origin: late Middle English: of unknown origin.

blow verb

• produce flowers or be in flower.
• "I know a bank where the wild thyme blows"

blow noun

• the state or period of flowering.
• "stocks in fragrant blow"
Origin: Old English blōwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bloeien and German blühen, also to bloom1 and blossom.

be blown off course

• (of a project) be disrupted by some circumstance.
"short-term prospects can be blown off course by inflation"

blow someone's brains out

• kill someone with a shot in the head.
"her third husband had blown his brains out"

blow chunks

• vomit.

blow cold on

• regard unfavourably.
"however, they are now blowing cold on the issue"

blow the doors off

• be considerably better or more successful than.
"a package that blows the doors off anything on the market"

blow a fuse

• lose one's temper.
"it was only a suggestion—there's no need to blow a fuse"

blow hot and cold

• alternate inconsistently between two moods, attitudes, or courses of action.
"he had behaved badly, stringing her along, blowing hot and cold"

blow someone a kiss

• kiss the tips of one's fingers then blow across them towards someone as a gesture of affection.
"she plunged into a waiting cab and blew Graham a kiss"

blow someone's mind

• impress or otherwise affect someone very strongly.
"the sound of a twelve-string guitar just blew my mind"

blow one's nose

• clear one's nose of mucus by blowing through it into a handkerchief.
"he's wiping his eyes and blowing his nose into a huge silk handkerchief"

blow something out of proportion

• exaggerate the importance of something.

blow someone or something out of the water

• completely discredit someone or something by far surpassing them or exposing their flaws.
"I thought the first season was good, but season two blows it right out of the water"

blow something to pieces

• use bombs or other explosives to destroy something completely.
"the commandos blew the base to pieces"

blow one's top

• lose one's temper.
"he is volatile and likely to blow his top if his demands aren't met"

blow one's cool

• fail to stay calm or composed.
"blowing your cool occasionally doesn't make you a bad person"

blow up in one's face

• (of an action, project, or situation) go drastically wrong with damaging effects to oneself.
"he never knew when a casual remark to a stranger might blow up in his face"

blow with the wind

• be incapable of maintaining a consistent course of action.
"‘You lack consistency’, said Bunny. ‘You blow with the wind.’"

I'll be blowed

• used in various expressions to express surprise or or as a mild oath.
"well I'll be blowed, a flock of pigs just flew past my window"

blow away

• impress someone greatly.
"I'm blown away by his new poem"

blow in

• arrive casually and unannounced.
"sometimes he would blow in unexpectedly and say hello"

blow off

• fail to keep an appointment with someone.
"I just made this date before I met you—I didn't want to blow her off"

blow out

• be extinguished by an air current.
"the candles blew out"

blow over

• (of trouble) fade away without serious consequences.
"if he would simply cool off, the whole matter would soon blow over"

blow up

• explode.
"the car blew up as soon as it hit the wall"

at one blow

• by a single stroke; in one operation.
"the letter had destroyed his certainty at one blow"

come to blows

• start fighting after a disagreement.
"the two actors reputedly almost came to blows"

soften the blow

• make it easier to cope with a difficult change or upsetting news.
"monetary compensation was offered to soften the blow"

strike a blow for

• act in support of.
"a chance to strike a blow for freedom"

strike a blow against

• act in opposition to.
"voters struck a blow against corporate greed"

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