| word | blow |
|---|---|
| definition | verb When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves. A chill wind blew at the top of the hill. We woke to find a gale blowing outside. If the wind blows something somewhere or if it blows there, the wind moves it there. The wind blew her hair back from her forehead. Strong winds blew away most of the dust. Her cap fell off in the street and blew away. Sand blew in our eyes. The bushes and trees were blowing in the wind. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 my comment and tried to blow it into a major controversy. If you blow a large amount of money, you spend it quickly on luxuries . Before you blow it all on a luxury cruise, give a little thought to the future. My brother lent me some money and I went and blew the lot. If you blow a chance or attempt to do something, you make a mistake which wastes the chance or causes the attempt to fail. 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! If a fuse blows or if something blows it, the fuse melts because too much electricity has been sent through it, and the electrical current is cut off. The fuse blew as he pressed the button. If you blow a tyre or if it blows, a hole suddenly appears in it and all the air comes out of it. A lorry blew a tyre and careered into them. The car tyre blew. A tyre blew out when the coach was on its way. |
| inflections | blowsblowingblewblownscrew up |
| cefr-level | A2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2
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