Meaning

(intransitive) To produce an air current..

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive) To produce an air current.
2. (transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
3. (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
4. (transitive, figurative) To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.
5. (transitive) To create or shape by blowing.
6. (transitive) To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
7. (transitive) To clear of contents by forcing air through.
8. (transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing (as a musical instrument).

Example Sentences

Lear. Blow windes, & crack your cheeks; Rage, blow / You Cataracts, and Hyrricano's ſpout,

Tend to th' Maſters whiſtle: Blow till thou burſt thy winde, if roome enough.

Hark how it rains and blows!

Blow the dust off that book and open it up.

To-night the winds begin to rise ⁠And roar from yonder dropping day: ⁠The last red leaf is whirl’d away, The rooks are blown about the skies; […]

In Koksan County, strong winds blew the roofs off homes, while torrential rains poked holes in or collapsed the walls of houses.

The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.

What stormy weather —the roofs are blowing off!

Word Forms

• blows
• blowing
• blew
• blown
• blower
• more blow
• blowest
• most blow

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When Should You Use Blow?

Use blow when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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