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BLOW
- to damn (to curse (to wish evil upon)) [v BLEW, BLOWED, BLOWING, BLOWN, BLOWS] / to drive or impel by a current of air [v BLEW, BLOWING, BLOWN, BLOWS]
- to drive by a current of air
- to suspend working of (a blast furnace) by smelting the existing charge with a diminishing blast
- to cause to sound by blowing
- to cause to explode
- to melt (a fuse)
- to squander (money)
- to bungle
- blast of air or wind
- with a single act
- to kill, esp. by gunfire
- to defeat decisively; trounce
- to overwhelm with emotion, astonishment, etc.
- to favor something at first and reject it later on; waver; vacillate
- to arrive at a place, esp. unexpectedly
- to begin operations in (a blast furnace)
- to allow steam to be released
- to reduce or release tension, as by loud talking
- to lose one's composure; become angry, frantic, or flustered
- to forget or make an error in a speaking part or stage directions
- to become extinguished
- to lose force or cease
- (of an oil or gas well) to lose oil or gas uncontrollably
- to blow down and clean (a blast furnace) in order to shut down
- to subside
- to explode
- to lose one's temper
- to begin to fight, esp. to engage in physical combat
- to hit
- to further or advance the cause of
- without a battle or contest
- sudden, hard stroke
- sudden shock, calamity, etc.
- (of the wind or air) to be in motion
- to move along, carried by the wind
- to produce a current of air
- to give out sound by blowing or being blown
- (of a fuse, tire, etc.) to be destroyed
- to shape (glass, smoke, etc.) with a current of air
- to propel by a current of air [v BLEW or BLOWED, BLOWN, BLOWING, BLOWS]