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Meaning: (intransitive)To produce anaircurrent.c.1603–1606,William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies[…](First Folio), London:[…]Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward]Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act III, scene ii],page296, column 1:Lear.Blowwindes, & crack your cheeks; Rage,blow/ You Cataracts, and Hyrricano's ſpout,1610–1611(date written),William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies[…](First Folio), London:[…]Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward]Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act I, scene i],page 1, column 1:Tend to th' Maſters whiſtle:Blowtill thou burſt thy winde, if roome enough.1653,Iz[aak] Wa[lton],The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man’s Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing,[…], London:[…]T. Maxey forRich[ard]Marriot,[…],→OCLC; reprinted asThe Compleat Angler(Homo Ludens; 6), Nieuwkoop, South Holland, Netherlands: Miland Publishers,1969,→ISBN:Hark how it rains andblows!; (transitive)To propel by anaircurrent(or, if under water, awatercurrent), usually with the mouth.Blowthe dust off that book and open it up.1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XV”, inIn Memoriam, London:Edward Moxon,[…],→OCLC,page24:To-night the winds begin to riseAnd roar from yonder dropping day:The last red leaf is whirl’d away,The rooks areblownabout the skies; […]; (intransitive)To be propelled by anaircurrent.The leavesblowthrough the streets in the fall.; (transitive,figurative)To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.1837,L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A Friend at Court”, inEthel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides.[…], volume II, London:Henry Colburn,[…],→OCLC,page260:"This is an unexpected pleasure!" exclaimed he. "What good fortuneblowsLady Marchmont hither?"; (transitive)To create or shape by blowing.toblowbubblestoblowglassJoe puffed on his pipe andblewa couple of smoke rings.; (transitive)To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.toblowthe fire; (transitive)To clear of contents by forcing air through.toblowan eggtoblowone’s noseThe submarineblewits main ballast tanks.; (transitive)To cause to makesoundby blowing (as a musical instrument).Blowyour horn! That car is about to hit us!; (intransitive)To make a sound as a result of being blown.In the harbor, the ships’ hornsblew.a.1645,John Milton, “Il Penseroso”, inPoems of Mr. John Milton,[…], London:[…]Ruth Raworth forHumphrey Mosely,[…], published1646,→OCLC,page43:There let the pealing organblow,; (intransitive,of acetacean)Toexhalevisiblythrough thespouttheseawaterwhich it has taken in whilefeeding.There’s nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface andblow.There sheblows! (i.e. “I see a whale spouting!”)1886,Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad,Folk and Fairy Tales, page184:Soon after he [a porpoise] appeared again,blowingvery hard, but the next moment he turned over; Rasmus was not slow in putting the boat-hook in him and hauling him into the boat with my assistance.; (intransitive)Toburstorexplode; tooccursuddenlyGet away from that burning gas tank! It’s about toblow!1971, Herman Wouk,The Winds of War, page12:Hitler is very, very important, and something's going toblowin Europe.; (transitive,with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to")To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.The demolition squad neatlyblewthe old hotel up.The aerosol can wasblownto bits.2022January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, inRAIL, number948, page42:However, something once happened on the railway there which showed the very best of mankind: heroism, duty, self-sacrifice and calm professionalism under terrible pressure. It is a story which gives us far, far better reasons for remembering this attractive little town, which without these heroes would have beenblownto smithereens in a gigantic explosion.(Two railwaymen lost their lives in 1944 when a wagon in an ammunition train caught fire and blew up, an even worse disaster was averted however.); (transitive)To cause the sudden destruction of.Heblewthe tires and the engine.; (transitive,historical,military)Toblow from a gun(method of executing a person).; (intransitive)To suddenly fail or give way destructively.He tried to sprint, but his ligamentsblewand he was barely able to walk to the finish line.(Can wedatethis quote?),Checkatrade.com, “Blownwindows repair cost guide”, in(Please provide the book title or journal name):A common problem for double glazed windows (or doors) is mist or condensation between the panes of glass. This is known as ablownwindow or failed double glazing. But what does it cost to repair?; (ergative,of afuse)Tomeltaway because ofovercurrent, creating agapin awire, thus stopping acircuitfrom operating.; (transitive,slang)To recklesslysquander.I managed toblow$1000 at blackjack in under an hour.Iblew$35 thou on a car.Weblewan opportunity to get benign corporate sponsorship.1932,Delos W. Lovelace,King Kong, published1965, page136:‘Holy Mackerel, Ann! I’m certainly glad weblewourselves for that outfit of yours.’; (transitive,informal,idiomatic)Tofailat; tomess up; tomakeamistakein.Iblewit and forgot to start the spaghetti, so I had plenty of sauce and no pasta.Good luck, and don’tblowit!2006, Allison Rushby,Hating Valentine's Day[1], page148:[…]I put myself on the line for you. I told you I wasn't sure if I was ready for a relationship again and youblewit. Youblewit! You call this a fresh start? This doesn't look like a fresh start to me. You're dicking me around just like the rest of them, Drew.2014June 20, Daniel Taylor, “World Cup 2014: Uruguay sink England as Suárez makes his mark”, inguardian.co.uk:Hodgson’s team attracted a certain amount of sympathy and understanding after the Italy defeat but it was beyond them to play with the same attacking panache and, if there is to be a feat of escapology, it will need an almost implausible combination of results and handouts in the final games of Group D. More realistically, they haveblownit in their first week.; (intransitive,stative,slang,sometimes consideredvulgar)To be veryundesirable.Synonym:suckThisblows!; (transitive,vulgar)To performoral sexon (someone); tofellate.Synonyms:seeThesaurus:perform oral sexWho did you have toblowto get those backstage passes?2011, “Chyna”, inHow I Escaped a Girl Gang: Rolling in a London Girl Gang:The mandem all used to go round there and get head off her, the sisterblowingthe man line by line while her brother shotted downstairs in the stairwell.; (transitive,slang)Toleave, especiallysuddenlyor in ahurry.Let’sblowthis joint.1963,Sam Cooke, “Another Saturday Night”, inAin't That Good News:It's hard on a fella, when he don't know his way aroundIf I don't find me a honey to help me spend my moneyI'm gonna have toblowthis town.2007, Gus Seyffert, Charlie Wadhams, “Guilty As Charged”, inWalk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, performed by John C. Reilly:I'm a wanted man and I'mblowingtownDon't waste your time trying to hunt me down; (Scientology,intransitive)ToleavetheChurch of Scientologyin an unauthorized manner.; (transitive)To makeflyblown; to defile or spoil, especially with fly eggs.c.1606–1607(date written),William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies[…](First Folio), London:[…]Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward]Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act V, scene ii],page365, column 1:Shall they hoyſt me vp,And ſhew me to the ſhowtingVarlotarieOf cenſuring Rome? Rather a ditch in Egypt,Be gentle graue vnto me, rather on Nylus muddeLay me ſtarke-nak'd, and let the water-FliesBlowme into abhorring;1610–1611(date written),William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies[…](First Folio), London:[…]Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward]Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act III, scene i],page11, column 1:Fer.I am, in my conditionA Prince (Miranda) I do thinke a King(I would not ſo) and would no more endureThis wodden ſlauerie, then to ſufferThefleſh-flieblowmy mouth: heare my ſoule ſpeake.1938,Norman Lindsay,Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.:Ure Smith, published1962,→OCLC, page78:That decision was given an added kick by fury when he found that Podson had left the safe door open, and flies hadblownthe meat.; (intransitive)(of a fly) Tolay eggs; tobreed(in flesh or meat).1807, Thomas Pike Lathy,Gabriel Forrester;or, The deserted son. A novel in four volumes, volume 2, London: Lewis and Hamblin, page77:[…] said the bookseller, “but I cannot risk the expence of yourdebut- There are critics without as well as within a theatre.” - I know it, said I, interrupting him; “men who, like fliesblowingon a piece of wholesome meat, can convert it into carrion - […]1843,William Hughes(Piscator),Fish, How to Choose and How to Dress, London: Longman, Green, Brown, and Longmans, pages41–42:In Cornwall, a singular mode of curing conger, once prevailed, which was, merely to split the conger in halves, and, without any further preparation, to hang them up in a kind of shambles erected for that purpose, when the flies,blowingon the fish, the progeny would devour all the parts liable to decomposition, whilst the residue, being dried in the sun, became in this manner fit for use: and, when perfectly cured, where exported to Spain and Portugal. There they were ground into powder, and with this preparation, the natives of those Countries used to thicken their soups.1921, “The British Veterinary Journal”, in(Please provide the book title or journal name), volume77, Ballière Tindall, page29:[…]and often after they drop off the punctured skins are the seats of maggots, etc., owing to fliesblowingon these injuries.; (obsolete,transitive)To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.1700,[John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, inFables Ancient and Modern;[…], London:[…]Jacob Tonson,[…],→OCLC:Through the court his courtesy wasblown.; (obsolete,transitive)To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.c.1601–1602(date written),William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies[…](First Folio), London:[…]Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward]Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act II, scene v],page263, column 2:O peace, now he's deepely in: looke how imaginationbloweshim.; (intransitive)Tobreathehard or quick; topant; topuff.c.1597(date written),William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies[…](First Folio), London:[…]Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward]Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act III, scene iii],page58, column 1:Rob.MiſtrisFord, MiſtrisFord: heere's MiſtrisPageat the doore, ſsweating, andblowing, and looking wildely, and would needs ſpeake with you preſently.; (transitive)To putout of breath; to cause to blow fromfatigue.; ; (dated,intransitive)Totalkloudly;boast;brag.1866February 6, Mark Twain, “Remarkable Dream”, inVirginia City Territorial Enterprise:I don't want the worst characters in hell to be running after me with friendly messages and little testimonials of admiration for Smythe, andblowingabout his talents, and bragging on him, and belching their villainous fire and brimstone all through the atmosphere and making my place smell worse than a menagerie.a.1940, Mildred Haun, “Shin-Bone Rocks”, inThe Hawk's Done Gone, page218:He didn't just set around and try to out sweettalk[sic]somebody; he got out and out-fit somebody. He wouldn't beblowingwhen he told his boys how he fit for the woman he got.1969, Charles Ambrose McCarthy,The Great Molly Maguire Hoax, page113:At the breaking edge with him and completely fed up with his everlasting bragging andblowingabout his personal exploits, and desirous of putting him somewhere, anywhere, so they wouldn't be continuously annoyed by him,[…]1976, David Toulmin,Blown Seed, page148:Audie never liked him because he was further in with old Craig than he was, bragging andblowingabout his work and the things he could do, while Audie sat quiet as a mouse listening to his blab.; (slang,dated,transitive)Toslander,insult,critiqueordiscredit(someone); toreprimandorscold(someone).; (UK,slang,archaic,transitive)Toexpose, orinform on.Synonym:grass up1722, Daniel Defoe,Colonel Jack:'As for that,' says Will, 'I could tell it well enough, if I had it, but I must not be seen anywhere among my old acquaintances, for I amblown, and they will all betray me.'; (intransitive,slang,informal,African-American Vernacular)Tosing.That girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to herblow!; (intransitive,slang,colloquial)Toflatulateordefecate.Uh, oh! I gottablow!
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