- ˌblow (sth) ˈup
- phrasal verb
if something blows up, or if someone blows something up, it explodes and is destroyedTerrorists had threatened to blow up the embassy.[/ex]
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ˌblow (sth) ˈup
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ˌblow (sth) ˈout — phrasal verb if you blow out a flame, or if it blows out, it stops burning because you blow on it, or because of the wind He blew out all 60 candles on his birthday cake.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌblow sth ˈup — phrasal verb to fill something with air or gas We blew up lots of balloons and hung them around the room.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
blow — blow1 W3S2 [bləu US blou] v past tense blew [blu:] past participle blown [ US bloun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(wind moving)¦ 2¦(wind moving something)¦ 3¦(air from your mouth)¦ 4¦(make a noise)¦ 5¦(violence)¦ 6¦(lose an opportunity)¦ 7¦(waste money)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
blow — 1 past tense blew, past participle blown verb 1 (I) WIND MOVING if the wind or a current of air blows, it moves: A cold breeze was blowing. 2 WIND MOVING STH (intransitive usually + adv/prep, transitive) to move something, or to be moved, by the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hard knock that hits sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ hard, heavy, nasty, painful, powerful, severe, sharp, stinging, violent … Collocations dictionary
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 … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
blow up phrasal — verb 1 (I, T) to destroy something, or to be destroyed, by an explosion: The plane blew up in midair. (blow sth up): Rebels attempted to blow up the bridge. 2 (transitive blow something up) to fill something with air or gas: Stop at the gas… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blow something off — informal ignore or make light of something ■ fail to attend something Ivy blew off class * * * ˌblow sthˈoff derived (NAmE) to deliberately not do sth that you said you would • He looks for any excuse he can to blow off work … Useful english dictionary
blow out phrasal — verb 1 (I, T) if you blow a flame or a fire out, or if it blows out, it stops burning: blow sth out: Blow out all the candles. | The match blew out before I could light the candles. 2 (I) if a tyre blows out, it bursts 3 (T) blow itself out if a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blow something out — EXTINGUISH, put out, snuff, douse, quench, smother. → blow * * * 1) use one s breath to extinguish a flame he blew out the candle 2) informal render a part of the body useless he blew out his arm trying to snap a curveball * * * ˌblow sthˈout… … Useful english dictionary
