Overview of noun blow

The noun blow has 7 senses

• blow -- (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head")


• blow, bump -- (an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle")


• reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye -- (an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating)


• shock, blow -- (an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured")


• gust, blast, blow -- (a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust")


• coke, blow, nose candy, snow, C -- (street names for cocaine)


• blow, puff -- (forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff")

Overview of verb blow

The verb blow has 22 senses

• blow -- (exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down")


• blow -- (be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West")


• blow -- (free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose")


• float, drift, be adrift, blow -- (be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore")


• blow -- (make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew")


• blow -- (shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase")


• botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up -- (make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement")


• waste, blow, squander -- (spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree")


• blow -- (spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater")


• blow -- (sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew")


• blow -- (play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn")


• fellate, suck, blow, go down on -- (provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation)


• blow -- (cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry")


• blow -- (cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard")


• blow -- (spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew")


• shove off, shove along, blow -- (leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!")


• blow -- (lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow")


• blow -- (cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side")


• boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade -- (show off)


• blow -- (allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse")


• blow out, burn out, blow -- (melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew")


• blow -- (burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire")