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blow*/*/
[bləʊ] (past tense blew [bluː] ; past participle blown [bləʊn] ) verb I
1) if wind or air blows, the air moves
A strong wind was blowing across the island.[/ex]
2) [I/T] if something blows somewhere, or if it is blown somewhere, the wind moves it there
The wind was blowing snow along the street.[/ex]
Newspapers and plastic bags were blowing about in the wind.[/ex]
3) [I] to push out air from your mouth
He bent towards the candle and blew gently.[/ex]
4) [T] to move something or form something by pushing out air from your mouth
We were sitting on the steps, blowing bubbles.[/ex]
She picked up a book and blew the dust off it.[/ex]
5) [I/T] to make a musical sound by pushing air through something
The guard blew his whistle and the train started.[/ex]
Behind them they heard horns blowing.[/ex]
6) [T] informal
to destroy your own chance of succeeding, or to waste a good opportunity
I've completely blown my diet.[/ex]
We've been working very hard, and we don't intend to blow it now.[/ex]
7) [T] informal
to spend a lot of money quickly on things that you do not need
8) [I/T] if something electrical blows, it stops working because of a fault
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blow hot and cold — to keep changing your opinion about something or someone[/ex]
blow (sb) a kiss — to kiss your hand and pretend to blow the kiss to someone[/ex]
blow your nose — to clean your nose by forcing air through it[/ex]
blow the whistle — to tell the public or someone in authority that someone is doing something wrong or illegal[/ex]
[i]People should be able to blow the whistle on corruption without losing their jobs.[/ex]
- blow (sth) out
- blow over
- blow (sth) up
- blow sth up
II
noun [C]
blow [bləʊ]
1) an event that makes you feel very sad, disappointed, or shocked
Her mother's death was a real blow to her.[/ex]
2) a hard hit from someone's hand or an object
The victim was killed by a blow to the head.[/ex]
3) an act of blowing air from your mouth or nose
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come to blows — if two people come to blows, they start hitting each other[/ex]
soften the blow — to make something that is unpleasant easier to deal with or accept[/ex]

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