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verb- 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"
float drift be adrift blow
- exhale hard
"blow on the soup to cool it down"
blow
- free of obstruction by blowing air through
"blow one's nose"
blow
- melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
"The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"
blow out burn out blow
- burst suddenly
"The tire blew"; "We blew a tire"
blow
- shape by blowing
"Blow a glass vase"
blow
- show off
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- cause to be revealed and jeopardized
"The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side"
blow
- allow to regain its breath
"blow a horse"
blow
- lay eggs
"certain insects are said to blow"
blow
- cause to move by means of an air current
"The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"
blow
- leave; informal or rude
"shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!"
shove off shove along blow
- cause air to go in, on, or through
"Blow my hair dry"
blow
- spout moist air from the blowhole
"The whales blew"
blow
- play or sound a wind instrument
"She blew the horn"
blow
- make a sound as if blown
"The whistle blew"
blow
- sound by having air expelled through a tube
"The trumpets blew"
blow
- provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
fellate suck blow go down on
- spend lavishly or wastefully on
"He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"
blow
- spend thoughtlessly; throw away
"He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
waste blow squander
- 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"
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- be blowing or storming
"The wind blew from the West"
blow
noun- an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
reverse reversal setback blow black eye
- a strong current of air
"the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
gust blast blow
- a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
"a blow on the head"
blow
- forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
"he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
blow puff
- street names for cocaine
coke blow nose candy snow C
- an impact (as from a collision)
"the bump threw him off the bicycle"
blow bump
- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
"it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
shock blow
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