blew
/bluห/IPA: /B L UW1/
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To produce an air current.
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To propel by an air current.
โBlow the dust off that book and open it up.โ
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To be propelled by an air current.
โThe leaves blow through the streets in the fall.โ
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To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.
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To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
โto blow the fireโ
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To clear of contents by forcing air through.
โto blow an eggโ
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To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
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To make a sound as the result of being blown.
โIn the harbor, the ships' horns blew.โ
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(of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
โThere she blows! (i.e. "I see a whale spouting!")โ
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To explode.
โGet away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow!โ
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(with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
โThe aerosol can was blown to bits.โ
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To cause sudden destruction of.
โHe blew the tires and the engine.โ
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To suddenly fail destructively.
โHe tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line.โ
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(used to express displeasure or frustration) Damn.
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To be very undesirable. (See also suck.)
โThis blows!โ
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To recklessly squander.
โI blew $35 thou on a car.โ
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To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)
โWho did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?โ
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To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
โLet's blow this joint.โ
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To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
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To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
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To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
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To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
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To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
โto blow a horseโ
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To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.
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To sing.
โThat girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to her blow!โ
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To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
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To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
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The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet in the visible spectrum, and one of the primary additive colours for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and green from white light using magenta and cyan filters; or any colour resembling this.
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A blue dye or pigment.
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Any of several processes to protect metal against rust.
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Blue clothing
โThe boys in blue marched to the pipers.โ
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(in the plural) A blue uniform. See blues.
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A member of law enforcement
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The sky, literally or figuratively.
โHis request for leave came out of the blue.โ
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The ocean; deep waters.
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The far distance; a remote or distant place.
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Anything blue, especially to distinguish it from similar objects differing only in color.
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A dog or cat with a slaty gray coat.
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One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of five points.
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Any of the butterflies of the subfamily Polyommatinae in the family Lycaenidae, most of which have blue on their wings.
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A bluefish.
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An argument.
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A liquid with an intense blue colour, added to a laundry wash to prevent yellowing of white clothes.
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A type of firecracker.
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A bluestocking.
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One of the three color charges for quarks.
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Of the colour blue.
โthe deep blue seaโ
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Depressed, melancholic, sad.
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Pale, without redness or glare; said of a flame.
โThe candle burns blue.โ
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Supportive of, run by (a member of), pertaining to, or dominated by a political party represented by the colour blue.
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Of the higher-frequency region of the part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.
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(of steak) Extra rare; left very raw and cold.
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(of a dog or cat) Having a coat of fur of a slaty gray shade.
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Severe or overly strict in morals; gloomy.
โblue and sour religionists;โ blue lawsโ
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(of women) literary; bluestockinged.
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Having a color charge of blue.
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(entertainment) Risque or obscene
โHis material is too blue for prime-timeโ
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