Meaning of blow – Learner’s Dictionary

blow

verb

/bləʊ/ us

past tense blew | past participle blown

blow verb (WIND)

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If the wind blows, it moves and makes currents of air:

A cool sea breeze was blowing.

The wind blew hard, rattling the doors and windows.

Outside the wind was starting to blow hard.

blow verb (PERSON)

to force air out through your mouth:

She blew on her coffee before taking a sip.

blow sth down/across/off, etc

If the wind blows something somewhere, it makes it move in that direction:

The storm blew trees across the road.

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A sudden gust of air blew the door shut.
The wind blew the door shut with a loud bang.

blow verb (MOVE)

to move in the wind:

The branches were blowing in the breeze.

Her hair blew across her face and she couldn't see.

blow verb (INSTRUMENT)

to make a sound by forcing air out of your mouth and through an instrument:

Ann blew a few notes on the trumpet.

blow verb (MAKE)

to make shapes out of something by blowing it:

to blow bubbles

blow verb (SPEND)

to spend a lot of money quickly and without considering it seriously:

Lou blew all her prize money on a diamond necklace.

blow it/your chance(s) informal

If you blow it or blow your chance, you lose an opportunity to do something by doing or saying the wrong thing:

I blew it when I criticized the way she ran the office.

Tom blew his chances of getting the job by arriving late for the interview.

blow your nose

to clear your nose by forcing air through it into a handkerchief (= piece of cloth or soft paper)

blow verb (ELECTRICITY)

If a piece of electrical equipment blows, it suddenly stops working because the electric current is too strong.

See also

blow your mind

blow/get sth out of proportion

Phrasal verbs

blow sb away
blow (sth) out
blow over
blow (sb/sth) up
blow sth up
blow up

blow

noun [ C ]

/bləʊ/ us

blow noun [C] (DISAPPOINTMENT)

a shock or disappointment:

Losing his job was a terrible blow to him.

blow noun [C] (HIT)

a hard hit with a hand or heavy object:

He suffered serious blows to the head during the attack.

blow noun [C] (INSTRUMENT)

the act of blowing something or blowing into an instrument or other object:

a blow on the whistle

Idioms

come to blows

(Definition of blow from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of blow

in Chinese (Traditional)

吹氣, 吹, 吹動…

in Chinese (Simplified)

吹气, 吹, 吹动…

in Spanish

soplar, hacer sonar, llevar…

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soprar, fazer soar, (vento) levar…

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हवेचे प्रवाह हलविणे आणि बनवणे किंवा हलविणे किंवा हवेच्या प्रवाहावर काहीतरी हलविणे, तुमच्या तोंडातून आणि एखाद्या वाद्यातून जबरदस्तीने हवा काढून आवाज काढणे किंवा जेव्हा कोणी असे करते तेव्हा आवाज काढणे, गुद्दा…

（風が）吹く, （息を）ふーっと吹く, （楽器を）吹く…

esmek, üflemek, uçuşmak…

souffler, faire (en)voler, jouer de…

bufar, fer sonar, tocar…

slag, klap, tegenslag…

காற்றின் நீரோட்டங்களை நகர்த்துவதற்கும் செய்வதற்கும், அல்லது நகர்த்தப்படுவதற்கும் அல்லது காற்றின் மின்னோட்டத்தில் எதையாவது நகர்த்துவதற்கும், உங்கள் வாயிலிருந்து மற்றும் ஒரு கருவி மூலம் காற்றை கட்டாயப்படுத்துவதன் மூலம் ஒலி எழுப்புவது அல்லது யாராவது இதைச் செய்யும்போது ஒலி எழுப்புவது…

(प्रायः हवा का या हवा में) उड़ जाना, हिलना, (मुँह द्वारा या किसी वाद्य यंत्र को फूँक मार कर) बजाना या आवाज़ निकलना…

પવનની માફક ફૂંકાવું, હવામાં ઊડી જવું, મોંથી સીટી વગાડવી અથવા ફૂંક મારીને કોઈ વાદ્ય વગાડવું…

slag, blæse, sprænge…

slag, stöt, hårt slag…

hentakan, kejutan, bertiup…

der Stoß, der Schicksalsschlag, wehen…