blow

1 a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"

2 an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle" [syn: bump]

3 an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: reverse, reversal, setback, black eye]

4 an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" [syn: shock]

5 a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" [syn: gust, blast]

6 street names for cocaine [syn: coke, nose candy, snow, C]

7 forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" [syn: puff]

1 exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"

2 be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"

3 free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose"

4 be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" [syn: float, drift, be adrift]

5 make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew"

6 shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase"

7 make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: botch, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up]

8 spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree" [syn: waste, squander] [ant: conserve]

9 spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"

10 sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew"

11 play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn"

12 provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation [syn: fellate, go down on]

13 cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry"

14 cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"

15 spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew"

16 leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!" [syn: shove off, shove along]

17 lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow"

18 cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side"

19 show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]

20 allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse"

21 melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew" [syn: blow out, burn out]

22 burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire" [also: blown, blew]blew See blow

English

Pronunciation

• /bluː/
• /blu:/
• Rhymes: -uː

Homophones

• blue

Verb

blew

1. simple past of blow

Blow may refer to:

• Exhalation
• Strike (attack)
• Drug slang for cocaine
• Blow (film), a 2001 American film about drug trafficking
• "Blow" (My Name Is Earl), a season 2 episode of My Name is Earl
• The energy drink called Blow

In music:

• Blow (Atreyu song), a song by California rock band Atreyu.
• Blow, song by Rick Ross
• The Blow, a Portland, Oregon music group
• Blow (Red Lorry Yellow Lorry album), Red Lorry Yellow Lorry's 1989 studio album
• Blow (Heather Nova album), Heather Nova's 1993 live album
• Blow (Foetus album), Foetus' 2001 remix album
• Kurtis Blow (album), by Kurtis Blow
• Blew (EP), by Nirvana

See also

• Blow (surname), list of people with the surname Blow
• Blow up (disambiguation)
• Blowout (disambiguation)
• Blow by Blow
• Blow job
• Blow moulding
• Blow torch
• Blown save
• Glassblowing
• Whistleblower
• Bloo