Upblow
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Upblow is a verb meaning (transitive, archaic) To inflate.
Meaning
(transitive, archaic) To inflate.
More Meanings
- (transitive, archaic) To explode, blow up.
- (ambitransitive, archaic) To blow in an upward direction.
Example Sentences
The bridge of Lindenau has been upblown!
With Wine inflated, Man is all upblown, And feels a Power which he believes his own;
The watry Southwinde from the seabord coste Vpblowing, doth disperse the vapour lo’ste,
And by his side rode loathsome Gluttony, Deformed creature, on a filthie swyne, His belly was vpblowne with luxury;
Word Forms
- upblows
- upblowing
- upblew
- upblown
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inblow, blow, blow up, sufflate, outpuff, perflate.
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