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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BLOW, n. [This probably is a contracted word, and the primary sense must be, to strike, thrust, push, or throw, that is, to drive. I have not found it in the cognate dialects. If g or other palatal letter is lost, it corresponds in elements with the L.plaga
fligo; Eng.flog.]
1. The act of striking; more generally the stroke; a violent application of the hand, fist, or an instrument to an object.
2. The fatal stroke; a stroke that kills; hence, death.
3. An act of hostility; as, the nation which strikes the first blow. Hence, to come to blows, is to engage in combat, whether by individuals, armies, fleets or nations; and when by nations, it is war.
4. A sudden calamity; a sudden or severe evil. In like manner, plaga in Latin gives rise to the Eng. plague.
5. A single act; a sudden event; as, to gain or lose a province at a blow, or by one blow.
At a stroke is used in like manner.
6. An ovum or egg deposited by a fly, on flesh or other substance, called a fly-blow.
BLOW, v.t. pret. blew; pp.blown. [L.flo, to blow. This word probably is from the same root as bloom, blossom, blow, a flower.]
1. To make a current of air; to move as air; as, the wind blows. Often used with it; as, it blows a gale.
2. To pant; to puff; to breathe hard or quick.
Here is Mrs. Page at the door, sweating and blowing.
3. To breathe; as, to blow hot and cold.
4. To sound with being blown, as a horn or trumpet.
5. To flower; to blossom; to bloom; as plants.
How blows the citron grove.
To blow over, to pass away without effect;to cease or be dissipated; as, the storm or the clouds are blown over.
To blow up, to rise in the air; also, to be broken and scattered by the explosion of gunpowder.
BLOW, v.t. To throw or drive a current of air upon; as, to blow the fire; also, to fan.
1. To drive by a current of air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore.
2. To breathe upon, for the purpose of warming; as, to blow the fingers in a cold day.
3. To sound a wind instrument; as, blow the trumpet.
4. To spread by report.
And through the court his courtesy was blown.
5. To deposit eggs, as flies.
6. To form bubbles by blowing.
7. To swell and inflate, as veal; a practice of butchers.
8. To form glass into a particular shape by the breath, as in glass manufactories.
9. To melt tin, after being first burnt to destroy the mundic.
To blow away, to dissipate; to scatter with wind.
To blow down, to prostrate by wind.
To blow off, to shave down by wind, as to blow off fruit from trees; to drive from land, as to blow off a ship.
To blow out, to extinguish by a current of air, as a candle.
To blow up,to fill with air; to swell; as, to blow up a bladder or a bubble.
10. To inflate; to puff up; as, to blow up one with flattery.
11. To kindle; as, to blow up a contention.
12. To burst, to raise into the air,or to scatter, by the explosion of gunpowder. Figuratively, to scatter or bring to naught suddenly; as, to blow up a scheme.
To blow upon, to make stale; as, to blow upon an author's works.
BLOW, n. A flower; a blossom. This word is in general use in the U. States, and legitimate. In the Tatler, it is used for blossoms in general, as we use blowth.
1. Among seamen, a gale of wind. This also is a legitimate word, in general use in the U. States.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
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: blow, bump]
3: an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye]
4: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" [syn: shock, blow]
5: a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" [syn: gust, blast, blow]
6: street names for cocaine [syn: coke, blow, 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: blow, puff] v
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, blow]
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, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, 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, blow, squander] [ant: conserve, economise, economize, husband]
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, suck, blow, 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, blow]
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, blow, 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, blow]
22: burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire"

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (blew; blown; blowing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bl?wan; akin to Old High German bl?en to blow, Latin flare, Greek phallos penis Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. of air (1) to be in motion <a breeze blew gently> (2) to move with speed or force <the wind was blowing> b. to move or run quickly <the linebacker blew past the tackle> 2. to send forth a current of air or other gas <don't blow on your soup> 3. a. to make a sound by or as if by blowing b. of a wind instrument sound 4. a. boast b. to talk windily 5. a. pant, gasp <the horse blew heavily> b. of a cetacean to eject moisture-laden air from the lungs through the blowhole 6. to move or be carried by or as if by wind <just blew into town> 7. a. erupt, explode b. of an electric fuse to melt when overloaded — often used with out c. of a tire to release the contained air through a spontaneous rupture — usually used with out transitive verb 1. a. to set (gas or vapor) in motion <the fan blew hot air on us> b. to act on with a current of gas or vapor <the breeze blew my hair dry> 2. a. to play or sound on (a wind instrument) b. to play (as a note) on a wind instrument 3. a. to spread by report b. past participle blowed damn <blow the expense> 4. a. to drive with a current of gas or vapor <the storm blew the boat off course> b. to clear of contents by forcible passage of a current of air <blow your nose> c. to project (a gesture or sound made with the mouth) by blowing <blew him a kiss> 5. a. to distend with or as if with gas b. to produce or shape by the action of blown or injected air <blowing bubbles> 6. of insects to deposit eggs or larvae on or in 7. to shatter, burst, or destroy by explosion <blow the safe open> 8. a. to put out of breath with exertion b. to let (as a horse) pause to catch the breath 9. a. to expend (as money) extravagantly b. to treat with unusual expenditure <I'll blow you to a steak> 10. to cause (a fuse) to blow 11. to rupture by too much pressure <blow a seal> 12. a. botch 1 <blew her lines> b. to fail to keep or hold <they blew a big lead> 13. to leave hurriedly <blew town> 14. to propel with great force or speed <blew a fastball by the batter> II. noun Date: 1651 1. a blowing of wind especially when strong or violent 2. brag, boasting 3. an act or instance of blowing 4. a. the time during which air is forced through molten metal to refine it b. the quantity of metal refined during that time 5. slang cocaine III. intransitive verb (blew; blown; blowing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bl?wan; akin to Old High German bluoen to bloom, Latin flor?re to bloom, flor-, flos flower Date: before 12th century flower, bloom IV. noun Date: 1710 1. blossoms 2. bloom II,1b <lilacs in full blow> V. noun Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) blaw; probably akin to Old High German bliuwan to beat Date: 15th century 1. a forcible stroke delivered with a part of the body or with an instrument 2. a hostile act or state ; combat <come to blows> 3. a forcible or sudden act or effort ; assault 4. an unfortunate or calamitous happening <failure to land the job came as a blow>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v. & n. --v. (past blew; past part. blown) 1 a intr. (of the wind or air, or impersonally) move along; act as an air-current (it was blowing hard). b intr. be driven by an air-current (waste paper blew along the gutter). c tr. drive with an air-current (blew the door open). 2 a tr. send out (esp. air) by breathing (blew cigarette smoke; blew a bubble). b intr. send a directed air-current from the mouth. 3 tr. & intr. sound or be sounded by blowing (the whistle blew; they blew the trumpets). 4 tr. a direct an air-current at (blew the embers). b (foll. by off, away, etc.) clear of by means of an air-current (blew the dust off). 5 tr. (past part. blowed) sl. (esp. in imper.) curse, confound (blow it!; I'll be blowed!; let's take a taxi and blow the expense). 6 tr. a clear (the nose) of mucus by blowing. b remove contents from (an egg) by blowing through it. 7 a intr. puff, pant. b tr. (esp. in passive) exhaust of breath. 8 sl. a tr. depart suddenly from (blew the town yesterday). b intr. depart suddenly. 9 tr. shatter or send flying by an explosion (the bomb blew the tiles off the roof; blew them to smithereens). 10 tr. make or shape (glass or a bubble) by blowing air in. 11 tr. & intr. melt or cause to melt from overloading (the fuse has blown). 12 intr. (of a whale) eject air and water through a blow-hole. 13 tr. break into (a safe etc.) with explosives. 14 tr. sl. a squander, spend recklessly (blew £20 on a meal). b spoil, bungle (an opportunity etc.) (he's blown his chances of winning). c reveal (a secret etc.). 15 intr. (of a food-tin etc.) swell and eventually burst from internal gas pressure. 16 tr. work the bellows of (an organ). 17 tr. (of flies) deposit eggs in. 18 intr. US & Austral. colloq. boast. --n. 1 a an act of blowing (e.g. one's nose, a wind instrument). b colloq. a turn or spell of playing jazz (on any instrument); a musical session. 2 a a gust of wind or air. b exposure to fresh air. 3 = fly-blow (see FLY(2)). 4 US a boaster. Phrases and idioms: be blowed if one will sl. be unwilling to. blow-ball the globular seed-head of a dandelion etc. blow-dry arrange (the hair) while drying it with a hand-held drier. blow-drier (or -dryer) a drier used for this. blow the gaff reveal a secret inadvertently. blow-hole 1 the nostril of a whale, on the top of its head. 2 a hole (esp. in ice) for breathing or fishing through. 3 a vent for air, smoke, etc., in a tunnel etc. blow hot and cold colloq. vacillate. blow in 1 break inwards by an explosion. 2 colloq. arrive unexpectedly. blow-job coarse sl. fellatio; cunnilingus. blow a kiss kiss one's hand and wave it to a distant person. blow a person's mind sl. cause a person to have drug-induced hallucinations or a similar experience. blow off 1 escape or allow (steam etc.) to escape forcibly. 2 sl. break wind noisily. blow on (or upon) make stale; discredit. blow out 1 a extinguish by blowing. b send outwards by an explosion. 2 (of a tyre) burst. 3 (of a fuse etc.) melt. blow-out n. colloq. 1 a burst tyre. 2 a melted fuse. 3 a huge meal. blow over (of trouble etc.) fade away without serious consequences. blow one's own trumpet praise oneself. blow one's top (US stack) colloq. explode in rage. blow up 1 a shatter or destroy by an explosion. b explode, erupt. 2 colloq. rebuke strongly. 3 inflate (a tyre etc.). 4 colloq. a enlarge (a photograph). b exaggerate. 5 colloq. come to notice; arise. 6 colloq. lose one's temper. blow-up n. 1 colloq. an enlargement (of a photograph etc.). 2 an explosion. blow the whistle on see WHISTLE. Etymology: OE blawan f. Gmc 2. n. 1 a hard stroke with a hand or weapon. 2 a sudden shock or misfortune. Phrases and idioms: at one blow by a single stroke; in one operation. blow-by-blow (of a description etc.) giving all the details in sequence. come to blows end up fighting. strike a blow for (or against) help (or oppose). Etymology: 15th c.: orig. unkn. 3. v. & n. archaic --v.intr. (past blew; past part. blown) burst into or be in flower. --n. blossoming, bloom (in full blow). Etymology: OE blowan f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Blow Blow, v. t. To cause to blossom; to put forth (blossoms or flowers). The odorous banks, that blow Flowers of more mingled hue. --Milton.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Blow Blow, n. (Bot.) A blossom; a flower; also, a state of blossoming; a mass of blossoms. ``Such a blow of tulips.'' --Tatler.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Blow Blow, n. [OE. blaw, blowe; cf. OHG. bliuwan, pliuwan, to beat, G. bl["a]uen, Goth. bliggwan.] 1. A forcible stroke with the hand, fist, or some instrument, as a rod, a club, an ax, or a sword. Well struck ! there was blow for blow. --Shak. 2. A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault. A vigorous blow might win [Hanno's camp]. --T. Arnold. 3. The infliction of evil; a sudden calamity; something which produces mental, physical, or financial suffering or loss (esp. when sudden); a buffet. A most poor man, made tame to fortune's blows. --Shak. At a blow, suddenly; at one effort; by a single vigorous act. ``They lose a province at a blow.'' --Dryden. To come to blows, to engage in combat; to fight; -- said of individuals, armies, and nations. Syn: Stroke; knock; shock; misfortune.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Blow Blow (bl[=o]), v. i. [imp. Blew (bl[=u]); p. p. Blown (bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Blowing.] [OE. blowen, AS. bl[=o]wan to blossom; akin to OS. bl[=o]jan, D. bloeijen, OHG. pluojan, MHG. bl["u]ejen, G. bl["u]hen, L. florere to flourish, OIr. blath blossom. Cf. Blow to puff, Flourish.] To flower; to blossom; to bloom. How blows the citron grove. --Milton.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Blow Blow, v. i. [imp. Blew (bl[=u]); p. p. Blown (bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Blowing.] [OE. blawen, blowen, AS. bl[=a]wan to blow, as wind; akin to OHG. pl[=a]jan, G. bl["a]hen, to blow up, swell, L. flare to blow, Gr. 'ekflai`nein to spout out, and to E. bladder, blast, inflate, etc., and perh. blow to bloom.] 1. To produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows. Hark how it rains and blows ! --Walton. 2. To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth or from a pair of bellows. 3. To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff. Here is Mistress Page at the door, sweating and blowing. --Shak. 4. To sound on being blown into, as a trumpet. There let the pealing organ blow. --Milton. 5. To spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale. 6. To be carried or moved by the wind; as, the dust blows in from the street. The grass blows from their graves to thy own. --M. Arnold. 7. To talk loudly; to boast; to storm. [Colloq.] You blow behind my back, but dare not say anything to my face. --Bartlett. To blow hot and cold (a saying derived from a fable of [AE]sop's), to favor a thing at one time and treat it coldly at another; or to appear both to favor and to oppose. To blow off, to let steam escape through a passage provided for the purpose; as, the engine or steamer is blowing off. To blow out. (a) To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapor; as, a steam cock or valve sometimes blows out. (b) To talk violently or abusively. [Low] To blow over, to pass away without effect; to cease, or be dissipated; as, the storm and the clouds have blown over. To blow up, to be torn to pieces and thrown into the air as by an explosion of powder or gas or the expansive force of steam; to burst; to explode; as, a powder mill or steam boiler blows up. ``The enemy's magazines blew up.'' --Tatler.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Blow Blow, v. t. 1. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire. 2. To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore. Off at sea northeast winds blow Sabean odors from the spicy shore. --Milton. 3. To cause air to pass through by the action of the mouth, or otherwise; to cause to sound, as a wind instrument; as, to blow a trumpet; to blow an organ. Hath she no husband That will take pains to blow a horn before her? --Shak. Boy, blow the pipe until the bubble rise, Then cast it off to float upon the skies. --Parnell. 4. To clear of contents by forcing air through; as, to blow an egg; to blow one's nose. 5. To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; -- usually with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a building. 6. To spread by report; to publish; to disclose. Through the court his courtesy was blown. --Dryden. His language does his knowledge blow. --Whiting. 7. To form by inflation; to swell by injecting air; as, to blow bubbles; to blow glass. 8. To inflate, as with pride; to puff up. Look how imagination blows him. --Shak. 9. To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue; as, to blow a horse. --Sir W. Scott. 10. To deposit eggs or larv[ae] upon, or in (meat, etc.). To suffer The flesh fly blow my mouth. --Shak. To blow great guns, to blow furiously and with roaring blasts; -- said of the wind at sea or along the coast. To blow off, to empty (a boiler) of water through the blow-off pipe, while under steam pressure; also, to eject (steam, water, sediment, etc.) from a boiler. To blow one's own trumpet, to vaunt one's own exploits, or sound one's own praises. To blow out, to extinguish by a current of air, as a candle. To blow up. (a) To fill with air; to swell; as, to blow up a bladder or bubble. (b) To inflate, as with pride, self-conceit, etc.; to puff up; as, to blow one up with flattery. ``Blown up with high conceits engendering pride.'' --Milton. (c) To excite; as, to blow up a contention. (d) To burst, to raise into the air, or to scatter, by an explosion; as, to blow up a fort. (e) To scold violently; as, to blow up a person for some offense. [Colloq.] I have blown him up well -- nobody can say I wink at what he does. --G. Eliot. To blow upon. (a) To blast; to taint; to bring into discredit; to render stale, unsavory, or worthless. (b) To inform against. [Colloq.] How far the very custom of hearing anything spouted withers and blows upon a fine passage, may be seen in those speeches from [Shakespeare's] Henry V. which are current in the mouths of schoolboys. --C. Lamb. A lady's maid whose character had been blown upon. --Macaulay.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Blow Blow, n. 1. A blowing, esp., a violent blowing of the wind; a gale; as, a heavy blow came on, and the ship put back to port. 2. The act of forcing air from the mouth, or through or from some instrument; as, to give a hard blow on a whistle or horn; to give the fire a blow with the bellows. 3. The spouting of a whale. 4. (Metal.) A single heat or operation of the Bessemer converter. --Raymond. 5. An egg, or a larva, deposited by a fly on or in flesh, or the act of depositing it. --Chapman.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

I. VERB USES (blows, blowing, blew, blown) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Please look at category 12 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword. 1. When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves. We woke to find a gale blowing outside. VERB: V 2. If the wind blows something somewhere or if it blows there, the wind moves it there. Strong winds blew away most of the dust... Her cap fell off in the street and blew away... The bushes and trees were blowing in the wind. VERB: V n with adv, V adv/prep, V, also V n prep 3. If you blow, you send out a stream of air from your mouth. Danny rubbed his arms and blew on his fingers to warm them... Take a deep breath and blow. VERB: V prep/adv, V 4. If you blow something somewhere, you move it by sending out a stream of air from your mouth. He picked up his mug and blew off the steam. VERB: V n with adv, also V n prep 5. If you blow bubbles or smoke rings, you make them by blowing air out of your mouth through liquid or smoke. He blew a ring of blue smoke. VERB: V n 6. When a whistle or horn blows or someone blows it, they make a sound by blowing into it. The whistle blew and the train slid forward... A guard was blowing his whistle. VERB: V, V n 7. When you blow your nose, you force air out of it through your nostrils in order to clear it. He took out a handkerchief and blew his nose. VERB: V n 8. To blow something out, off, or away means to remove or destroy it violently with an explosion. The can exploded, wrecking the kitchen and bathroom and blowing out windows... Rival gunmen blew the city to bits. VERB: V n with adv, V n prep 9. If you say that something blows an event, situation, or argument into a particular extreme state, especially an uncertain or unpleasant state, you mean that it causes it to be in that state. Someone took an inappropriate use of words on my part and tried to blow it into a major controversy. VERB: V n prep 10. If you blow a large amount of money, you spend it quickly on luxuries. (INFORMAL) My brother lent me some money and I went and blew the lot. VERB: V n 11. If you blow a chance or attempt to do something, you make a mistake which wastes the chance or causes the attempt to fail. (INFORMAL) He has almost certainly blown his chance of touring India this winter. ...the high-risk world of real estate, where one careless word could blow a whole deal... Oh you fool! You've blown it! VERB: V n, V n, V it 12. to blow away the cobwebs: see cobweb to blow someone's cover: see cover to blow hot and cold: see hot to blow a kiss: see kiss to blow your top: see top to blow the whistle: see whistle see also full-blown, overblown II. NOUN USES (blows) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If someone receives a blow, they are hit with a fist or weapon. He went off to hospital after a blow to the face. N-COUNT: oft N to/on n 2. If something that happens is a blow to someone or something, it is very upsetting, disappointing, or damaging to them. That ruling comes as a blow to environmentalists... His death dealt a severe blow to the army's morale. N-COUNT: oft N to n 3. If two people or groups come to blows, they start fighting. The representatives almost came to blows at a meeting. PHRASE: V inflects

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

blo (nashaph): Used with reference to the wind (Ex 15:10; Ps 78:26; 147:18; pneo, "to breathe," Lu 12:55; Joh 3:8; Re 7:1); taqa`, with reference to trumpet sound (Nu 10:3-10; 31:6 the King James Version; Jud 7:18,20; 1Ki 1:34; 1Ch 15:24; Ps 81:3; Eze 33:3,6; Ho 5:8; Joe 2:1,15); puach, with reference to the strong expulsion of the breath (Eze 21:31; 22:20,21; Hag 1:9; Isa 40:7; 54:16; Job 20:26); nashaph, with reference to a forcible slap or stroke with hand or an instrument (Ps 39:10; Isa 40:24; Jer 14:17 the King James Version).

Frank E. Hirsch

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Stroke, knock, rap, pat, thump, dab, beat, lick, thwack, bang. 2. Calamity, disaster, misfortune, affliction. 3. Bloom, blossom, flower, efflorescence. 4. Gale, blast, gust. II. v. n. 1. Move or flow in currents (as the wind). 2. Pant, puff, lose breath, breathe hard. 3. Flower, bloom, blossom. 4. Sound, give forth sound, peal forth, breathe. 5. (Colloq.) Boast, brag, gasconade, talk large, bluster. 6. Spout (as a whale). III. v. a. 1. Drive (by blowing), impel. 2. Force wind upon, direct a current of air upon. 3. Sound, wind, sound upon, wind a blast upon. 4. Spread, spread or sound abroad, diffuse. 5. Form (with the breath). 6. Deposit eggs in, fly-blow, make putrid.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

He has bit the blow, i.e. he has stolen the goods. Cant.

Moby Thesaurus

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