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Related to blew: blew a fuse, blew off
blew
past tense of blow: The wind blew hard at the coast.
Not to be confused with:
blue – a primary color: blue sky
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blew 1
(blo͞o)v.
Past tense of blow 1.
blew 2
(blo͞o)v.
Past tense of blow 3.
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blew
(bluː)vb
the past tense of blow 1
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blow1
(bloʊ)n.
1. a sudden, hard stroke with a hand, fist, or weapon.
2. a sudden shock, calamity, reversal, etc.
3. a sudden attack or drastic action.
Idioms: come to blows, to begin to fight, esp. physically.
[1425–75; late Middle English blaw, N form representing later blowe]
blow2
(bloʊ)v. blew, blown or, for 24, blowed, blow•ing,
n. v.i.
1. (of the wind or air) to be in motion.
2. to move along, carried by or as if by the wind.
3. to produce or emit a current of air, as with the mouth or a bellows.
4. (of a horn, trumpet, etc.) to give out sound.
5. to make a blowing sound; whistle: The sirens blew at noon.
6. (of horses) to breathe hard or quickly; pant.
7. to boast; brag.
8. (of a whale) to spout.
9. (of a fuse, light bulb, tire, etc.) to stop functioning or be destroyed, as by bursting, exploding, or melting (often fol. by out).
10. Slang. to leave; depart.
v.t. 11. to drive by means of a current of air: A breeze blew dust into my eyes.
12. to drive a current of air upon.
13. to clear or empty by forcing air through: Try blowing your nose.
14. to shape (glass, smoke, etc.) with a current of air.
15. to cause to sound, as by a current of air: to blow a horn.
16. to cause to explode: A mine blew the ship to bits.
17. to cause or undergo the bursting, melting, burning, or disfunctioning of, as by strain or overload (often fol. by out): to blow a tire.
18. to cause to fall or collapse by a current of air; topple or demolish (usu. fol. by down, over, etc.): A windstorm blew down the tent.
19. to spread or make widely known: Growing panic blew the rumor about.
20. Informal.
a. to squander; spend quickly or extravagantly: I blew 100ドル on dinner.
b. to treat; bear the expense for: I'll blow you to a movie.
21. Informal.
a. to mishandle, ruin, or botch; bungle: You blew your last chance.
b. to waste or lose: The team blew the lead in the third quarter.
22. to damn: Blow the cost! Well, I'll be blowed!
23. to put (a horse) out of breath by fatigue.
24. Slang. to depart from: to blow town.
25. Vulgar Slang. to perform fellatio on.
26. blow away,
a. to kill, esp. by gunfire.
b. to defeat decisively; trounce.
c. to overwhelm with emotion, astonishment, etc.
27. blow in, to arrive at a place, esp. unexpectedly.
28. blow off, to disregard, ignore, or reject: He blew off their meeting.
29. blow out,
a. to extinguish or become extinguished.
b. to lose or cause to lose force or to cease: The storm has blown itself out.
c. (of an oil or gas well) to lose oil or gas uncontrollably.
30. blow over,
a. to pass away; subside: The storm blew over in minutes.
b. to be forgotten: The scandal will blow over eventually.
31. blow up,
n. a. to explode or cause to explode.
b. to exaggerate; enlarge.
c. to lose one's temper.
d. to fill with air or gas; inflate: to blow up a balloon.
e. to distend or become distended; swell.
f. to make an enlarged reproduction of (a photograph).
g. to come into being: A storm suddenly blew up.
32. a blast of air or wind.
33. a violent windstorm.
34. an act of producing a blast of air, as in playing a wind instrument.
Idioms: 1. blow hot and cold, to favor and then reject something by turns; vacillate.
2. blow off steam, to reduce or release tension, as by loud talking.
3. blow one's cool, to lose one's composure.
4. blow one's cover, to divulge one's secret identity, esp. inadvertently.
5. blow one's mind, to overwhelm one, as with excitement, pleasure, or dismay.
6. blow one's stack or top, to become enraged; lose one's temper.
7. blow the lid off, to expose (scandal or illegal actions) to public view.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English blāwan; c. Old High German blā(h)an, Latin flāre to blow]
blow3
(bloʊ)n., v. blew, blown, blow•ing. n.
1. a display of blossoms.
2. the state of blossoming: tulips in full blow.
v.i. 3. Archaic. to blossom; flower.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English blōwan]
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Translations
blow2
(bləu) – past tense blew (blu) : past participle blown – verb1. (of a current of air) to be moving. The wind blew more strongly. waai يَهُبُّ، يَعْصِفُ духам soprar foukat wehen blæse φυσώ soplar puhuma وزیدن tuulla souffler לִנשׁוֹב बहना puhati fúj bertiup, meniup blása soffiare 吹く (바람이) 불다 pūsti (par vēju) pūst bertiup waaien blåse dmuchać غوړیدل soprar a sufla дуть fúkať pihati duvati blåsa (ลม) พัด esmek (空氣)流動,吹 дути ہوا کا چلنا thổi (空气)流动,吹
2. (of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way. The explosion blew off the lid. waai, blaas يَعْصِفُ، يُطَيِّرُ، يَنْسِفُ отвявам fazer voar odfouknout umwehen blæse; sprænge παρασύρω προς την κατεύθυνσή μου (για αέρα) llevarse lennutama برده شدن؛ راندن lennättää faire voler לְהָעִיף उड़ा ले जाना ispaliti lefúj melemparkan, menumbangkan feykja far volare* 吹き飛ばす 날려 버리다 nupūsti []pūst menerbangkan blazen springe, eksplodere dmuchnąć چلیدل fazer voar a lua pe sus сдувать; сносить odfúknuť odpihniti oduvati blåsa bort พัดไปทาง uçmak, uçurmak 吹掉,轟掉 розвіювати; гнати اڑانا thổi 吹掉
3. to be moved by the wind etc. The door must have blown shut. waai يحرّك (بواسطة الريح) издухвам ser soprado přirazit (větrem) blasen blæse παρασύρομαι από φύσημα salir volando/despedido, moverse con el aire, viento, etc. (tuulest) liikuma با وزش باد جابجا شدن puhaltaa être poussé par le vent לַעוּף खिसकाना otpuhati bevág tertiup fjúka essere spinto dal vento* 風が動かす 바람에 의해 움직이다 už(si)trenkti []pūst ditiup waaien blåse zatrzasnąć się, przesuwać się pod wpływem wiatru د باد له چلیدلو سره ځای پرځای کیدل ser soprado a fi împins de vânt захлопываться pribuchnúť loputniti (veter) biti oduvan vetrom blåsa igen ถูกพัด uçmak, uçuşmak 吹動 задути, зачинити різко ہوا سے حرکت میں آنا cuốn đi 吹动
4. to drive air (upon or into). Please blow into this tube! blaas يَنْفُخُ духам soprar foukat blasen blæse; puste φυσώ σε κάτι soplar puhuma دمیدن؛ فوت کردن puhaltaa suulla souffler לִנשוֹף फूंक मारना puhati belefúj meniup blása soffiare 息を吹き込む 내뿜다 (pa)pūsti []pūst hembus blazen blåse dmuchać پوکول soprar a sufla подуть fúkať pihati duvati u blåsa i [på] เป่า üflemek, hohlamak 吹氣 дути, гудіти پھونک مارنا hà hơi vào 吹气
5. to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc). He blew the horn loudly. blaas يَنْفُخُ، يَصْفُرُ надувам духов инструмент soprar zatroubit (na) blasen blæse παίζω πνευστό όργανο tocar, hacer sonar puhuma زدن soittaa puhaltamalla souffler dans לִתקוֹע बजाना puhati (meg)fúj meniup blása suonare 吹奏する (악기 등을) 울리다 papūsti pūst (mūzikas instrumentu) meniup blazen op blåse i zadąć وهل fazer soar a sufla în дуть (za)trúbiť (na) pihati v duvati blåsa i เป่า (เครื่องดนตรี) ให้เกิดเสียง üflemek, çalmak 吹響 грати, сурмити پھونک مار کے آواز پیدا کرنا thổi (kèn...) 吹响
ˈblowhole noun a breathing-hole (through the ice for seals etc) or a nostril (especially on the head of a whale etc). luggat مَنْفَذُ هَواء ноздра respiradouro větrací/dýchací otvor; nozdry (velryby) das Luftloch åndehul τρύπα μέσα στους πάγους από όπου παίρνουν αέρα ζώα σαν τη φώκια ή τη φάλαινα, ρουθούνι, φυσητήρας respiradero; orificio nasal hingamisauk, hingamisava سوراخ بینی نهنگ؛ سوراخی در یخ برای تنفس پستانداران زیر آب hengitysaukko évent פֶּתַח נְשִימָה वात-छिद्र rupa szelelőlyuk lubang pernapasan pada ikan paus, lumba-lumba dsb öndunarop; blástursop sfiatatoio 噴気孔 통풍구 kvėpuojamoji anga āliņģis; (vaļu u.tml.) nāss lubang hembus wak, spuitgat pustehull, åndehull otwór wentylacyjny د نهنګ د پزی سوری، دتی لرونکو د اوبو لاندی تنفس لپاره سوری respiradouro gură de aerisire дыхало, отдушина vetrací otvor; dýchací otvor zračni kanal nozdrva andningshål, blåshål, spruthål ช่องหายใจของปลาวาฬ hava deliği, nefeslik (海豹在浮冰上所鑿的)呼吸孔,鯨魚的噴氣孔 вентилятор, дихало سانس لینے کا سوراخ lỗ phun nước (cá voi); lỗ thở trên băng của hải cẩu (供海豹等呼吸的)冰窟窿,鲸头顶的呼吸孔
ˈblow-lamp, ˈblow-torch noun a lamp for aiming a very hot flame at a particular spot. The painter burned off the old paint with a blow-lamp. blaaslamp حَمْلاج، مِشْعَلُ اللحّام поялник maçarico opalovací lampa die Lötlampe blæselampe καμινέτο soplete leeklamp مشعل جوشکاری puhalluslamppu chalumeau מַבעֵר רִתוּך , מַבעֵר רִיתוּך एक स्थान पर गर्मी एकत्र करने वाला लैम्प lemilica forrasztólámpa alat las lóðlampi, logsuðutæki lampada per saldare トーチランプ 토치 램프 litavimo lempa lodlampa lampu sorot soldeerlamp blåselampe palnik د جوشکاری مشعل maçarico arzător паяльная лампа opaľovacia lampa spajkalnik letlampa blåslampa เครื่องพ่นความร้อนเพื่อล้างสีออก pürmüz lâmbası, kaynak lâmbası 噴燈,氣炬 паяльна лампа شعلے کارخ بدلنے والا لیمپ đèn hàn 喷灯
ˈblowout noun1. the bursting of a car tyre. That's the second blowout I've had with this car. band het gebars إنْثِقاب الدولاب وَخُروجُ الهَواءُ مِنْهُ пукване на гума furo prasknutí (duše) die Reifenpanne punktering σκάσιμο λάστιχου pinchazo autokummi lõhkemine پنچری rengasrikko éclatement תקר, פנצ'ר हवा भरना या निकलना probušena guma durrdefekt meletus, pecah sprunginn hjólbarði scoppio パンク 펑크 padangos sprogimas (riepas) plīsums tayar meletup klapband punktering rozerwanie opony پنچری furo explozie a unui pneu/cauciuc прокол шины prasknutie (duše) pok pnevmatike izduvavanje gume punktering การระเบิดของยางรถ patlama 車子爆胎 розрив ٹائر کا پھٹنا sự nổ lốp xe 车胎爆裂
2. (on eg an oil rig) a violent escape of gas etc. ontploffing انْطِلاقُ البُخار أو الغاز взрив на газ escape prudký únik (plynu apod.) das Zerplatzen udslip έντονη διαρροή αερίου erupción purse ترکیدن kaasun yms. purkautuminen éruption התפוצצות फुंकार से हवा, गैस या पानी इत्यादि का निकलना rupa kitörés ledakan snöggt loft– eða vökvaútstreymi fuga 破裂 분출 dujų išsiveržimas (gāzes u.tml.) spēcīga noplūde kebocoran gas uitbarsting utblåsning eksplozja چاودیدل escape erupţie выброс výbuch izbruh doći do erupcije(gasa) utblåsning การทะลักของแก๊ซ fışkırma (鑽油平台上)氣體突然外洩 задування گیس کا دھماکہ خیز آواز سے نکلنا biến cố lớn (突然)漏气
ˈblowpipe noun a tube from which a dart (often poisonous) is blown. sweispyp, blaaspyp حَمْلاج، أُنْبوبَةُ النَّفْخ духателна тръба zarabatana foukačka (na vystřelování šípů) das Blasrohr pusterør φυσοκάλαμο cerbatana puhkpüss لوله ای که توسط آن پیکان یا ساچمه را با فوت کردن به هدف می پرانند puhalluspilli sarbacane שׁפוֹפֶרֶת הַלחָמָה धौंकनी puhaljka fúvócső sumpitan, pipa peniup blásturrör/-pípa cerbottana 吹き矢筒 취관(吹管) orapūtė (akmeņu, šķēpa u.tml.) izmetējs sumpitan blaaspijp pusterør dmuchawka هغه لوله چی د هغه پواسطه یوه ساجمه د پو کولو پواسطه هدف ته رسوی zarabatana sarbacană трубка для пуска отравленных стрел sklárska píšťala pihalna cev duvaljka blåsrör ท่อเป่าลูกดอก zehirli ok borusu, üfleme borusu (毒)箭吹管 паяльна трубка گیس گذارنے والی نالی ống thổi phi tiêu 吹管
blow one's top to become very angry. She blew her top when he arrived home late. woedend word يَغْضَبُ غَضَبا شَديدا ядосвам се explodir vybuchnout einen Wutanfall bekommen ryge op i luften γίνομαι έξω φρενών subírsele el humo a las narices, estar uno que trina maruvihaseks saama بسیار عصبانی شدن kihahtaa éclater לָצֵאת מִן הַכֵּלִים बहुत नाराज होना pobjesniti felkapja a vizet marah sekali verða öskuvondur esplodere 激怒する 화내다 įsiusti saniknoties; aizsvilties marah in woede uitbarsten fly i taket wściec się ډیر عصبانی کیدل explodir a-şi ieşi din fire выйти из себя vybuchnúť izgubiti potrpljenje razbesneti se explodera av ilska โมโหมาก tepesi atmak, küplere binmek 大發脾氣 розгніватися سخت ناراض ہونا giận điên lên 大发脾气
blow out to extinguish or put out (a flame etc) by blowing. The wind blew out the candle; The child blew out the match. blus يُطْفِئ гася apagar sfouknout ausblasen puste ud σβήνω φυσώντας apagar ära puhuma با فوت خاموش کردن puhaltaa sammuksiin éteindre לְכַבּוֹת बुझाना ugasiti elfúj memadamkan blása/slökkva á spegnere 吹き消す 불어 끄다 užpūsti nodzēst meniup uitblazen slokke, blåse ut zdmuchnąć له پوکولو سره ګلول یا خاموشه کول apagar a stinge (suflând) задуть, потушить sfúknuť upihniti ugasiti duvanjem blåsa ut พัดออกไป üfleyip söndürmek 吹熄(燈火) задувати, гасити پھونک مار کر بجھانا thổi tắt 吹熄(灯火)
blow over to pass and become forgotten. The trouble will soon blow over. oorwaai يَـمُرّ ويُنْسى събарям passar minout, přehnat se vorüber gehen gå over; være væk ξεχνιέμαι, κοπάζω, ξεθυμαίνω pasar, quedar olvidado mööda minema برطرف شدن؛ فراموش کردن jäädä unholaan passer לַחֲלוֹף बिना किसी विशेष असर से घट जाना izblijediti feledésbe megy lewat, reda ganga yfir, taka enda passare 無事におさまる 가라앉다 praeiti (ir užsimiršti) aizmirst; aizmirsties dilupakan overwaaien gå over, passere przeminąć bez echa هیرول، برطرفه کول passar a trece забываться pominúť sa poleči se stišati se dra förbi, gå över ยุติ geçip gitmek 被淡忘 минати, проходити فراموش کرنا qua đi 被淡忘
blow up1. to break into pieces, or be broken into pieces, by an explosion. The bridge blew up / was blown up. ontplof يَنْفَجِرُ، يَتَفَجَّرُ взривявам explodir vyhodit/vyletět do vzduchu in die Luft fliegen sprænge i luften ανατινάζω, εκρήγνυμαι volar, explotar, estallar õhku lendama, õhku laskma منفجر شدن räjähtää palasiksi sauter לְהִתפּוֹצֵץ उड़ाना, उड़ना dignuti u zrak felrobban(t) meledakkan springa (í loft upp) esplodere, saltare in aria, far saltare in aria 爆破する 폭파하다 susprogti, susprogdinti uzspridzināt; uzsprāgt gaisā diletupkan opblazen, ontploffen sprenge i lufta/filler wylecieć, wysadzić w powietrze چاودیدل explodir a sări în aer взрывать vyletieť / vyhodiť do vzduchu razleteti se eksplodirati spränga[s] i luften ระเบิดทําลาย patlamak, havaya uçmak (被)炸碎 висаджувати в повітря; злітати в повітря ٹکڑے ٹکڑے ہونا nổ tung 爆裂
2. to fill with air or a gas. He blew up the balloon. opblaas يَنْفُخُ، يَملأُ بالهَواء أو الغاز надувам encher nafouknout aufblasen puste op φουσκώνω με αέρα ή αέριο inflar täis puhuma, täitma باد کردن täyttää ilmalla gonfler לְנַפֵּח हवा इत्यादि भरना napuhati felfúj memompa blása upp, fylla lofti gonfiare ふくらませる 부풀게 하다 pripūsti piepūst meniup opblazen blåse opp napompować بادول encher a umfla надувать nafúknuť napihniti naduvati se blåsa upp เติมลมหรืออากาศ şişirmek 充氣 надувати کسی چیز میں ہوا بھرنا bơm căng lên 使充气
3. to lose one's temper. If he says that again I'll blow up. humeur verloor يَنْفَجِرُ غَضَبا избухвам explodir vyletět, vybuchnout in Zorn geraten eksplodere ξεσπώ, χάνω την ψυχραιμία μου perder los estribos plahvatama از کوره در رفتن؛ عصبانی شدن menettää maltti exploser לָצֵאת מִן הַכֵּלִים आपा खो बैठना izgubiti živce szétrobban marah sekali verða bálreiður esplodere 激怒する 화내다 netekti kantrybės, pasiusti zaudēt savaldīšanos marah woedend worden eksplodere stracić cierpliwość عصبانی کیدل explodir a exploda выходить из себя vybuchnúť razjeziti se razbesneti se bli rasande โกรธ tepesi atmak 發脾氣 розгніватися غصے میں آنا nổi nóng 发脾气
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