Blow Blew Blowing I Wind Blown Bləʊ Strong

• you're not blowing hard enough!
• the policeman asked me to blow into the breathalyser.
• he drew on his cigarette and blew out a stream of smoke.
• the birds were singing and a warm wind was blowing.

blow

Verb Forms

1. to send out air from the mouth
• You're not blowing hard enough!
• The policeman asked me to blow into the breathalyser.
• He drew on his cigarette and blew out a stream of smoke.
2. when the wind or a current of air blows, it is moving; when it blows, the wind is blowing
• PAST TENSE OF blow
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/blow_1
• The birds were singing and a warm wind was blowing.
• A cold wind blew from the east.
• It was blowing hard.
• It was blowing a gale (= there was a strong wind).
3. to be moved by the wind, somebody’s breath, etc.; to move something in this way
• My hat blew off.
• The door blew open.
• I was almost blown over by the wind.
• She blew the dust off the book.
• The ship was blown onto the rocks.
• The bomb blast blew two passers-by across the street.
• The wind blew the door shut.
4. if you blow a whistle, musical instrument, etc. or if a whistle, etc. blows, you produce a sound by blowing into the whistle, etc.
• the sound of trumpets blowing
• The referee blew his whistle.
5. to clear your nose by blowing strongly through it into a tissue or handkerchief
• She grabbed a tissue and loudly blew her nose.
6. to kiss your hand and then pretend to blow the kiss towards somebody
7. to make or shape something by blowing
• to blow smoke rings
• to blow bubbles (= for example, by blowing onto a thin layer of water mixed with soap)
• to blow glass (= to send a current of air into melted glass to shape it)
8. if a fuse blows or you blow a fuse, the electricity stops flowing suddenly because the fuse (= a thin wire) has melted because the current was too strong
9. to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make a tyre break in this way
• The car spun out of control when a tyre blew.
• The truck blew a tyre and lurched off the road.
10. to break something open with explosives
• The safe had been blown by the thieves.
11. to make known something that was secret
• One mistake could blow your cover (= make your real name, job, intentions, etc. known).
• We’re going to blow his operation wide open.
12. to spend or waste a lot of money on something
• He inherited over a million dollars and blew it all on drink and gambling.
13. to waste an opportunity
• She blew her chances by arriving late for the interview.
• You had your chance and you blew it.
14. used to show that you are annoyed, surprised or do not care about something
• Blow it! We've missed the bus.
• Well, blow me down! I never thought I'd see you again.
• I'm blowed if I'm going to (= I certainly will not) let him treat you like that.
• Let's take a taxi and blow (= never mind) the expense.
15. to leave a place suddenly
• Let's blow this joint.
16. to kill yourself/somebody by shooting yourself/them in the head
• He put a gun to his head and threatened to blow his brains out.
• While cleaning his shotgun he had accidentally blown his own brains out.
17. to vomit
18. to help somebody have a fresh, lively state of mind again
• A brisk walk should blow the cobwebs away.
19. to get very angry
20. to tell something secret, especially by mistake
21. to change your opinion about something often
22. to produce a very strong feeling of pleasure or shock
• SEE ALSO mind-blowing
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/mind-blowing
• Wait till you hear this. It'll blow your mind.
• a collection of photographs that will blow your mind
23. to get rid of your energy, anger or strong emotions by doing something active or noisy
• I went for a long walk to let off steam.
• I like blowing off steam and I like saying things that shock people.
24. to destroy somebody/something completely
25. to show that somebody/something is not good by being very much better than it/them
• I like my old phone, but this new model blows it out of the water.
26. to praise your own abilities and achievements
• SYNONYM boast
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/boast_2
27. to try to trick somebody or lie to somebody, particularly by saying something is better than it really is
28. to surprise or impress somebody very much
29. used by somebody who does not want to do something because it involves too much effort
• Sod that for a lark! I'm not doing any more tonight.
30. to use bombs or other weapons to destroy somebody/something completely
• The plane was blown to pieces when the bomb exploded.
31. to completely destroy somebody/something with an explosion
• The truck was blown to kingdom come.
32. to get very angry
33. if a plan, etc. blows up in your face, it goes badly wrong in a way that causes you damage or makes you feel embarrassed
34. to tell somebody in authority about something wrong or illegal that somebody is doing
35. no problem is so bad that it does not bring some advantage to somebody
36. to tell people unpleasant facts about something
• Her article lifts the lid on bullying in the workplace.
37. to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth after physical effort
• Eventually, puffing and blowing, he arrived at the gate.
38. to get an idea of what is likely to happen before deciding what to do

Word Origin

• verb Old English blāwan, of Germanic origin; related to German blähen ‘blow up, swell’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin flare ‘blow’.