blows
noun
- A strong wind.
"We're having a bit of a blow this afternoon."
- A chance to catch one’s breath.
"The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout."
- Cocaine.
- Cannabis.
- (US Chicago Regional) Heroin.
verb
- To produce an air current.
- To propel by an air current.
"Blow the dust off that book and open it up."
- To be propelled by an air current.
"The leaves blow through the streets in the fall."
- To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.
- To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
"to blow the fire"
- To clear of contents by forcing air through.
"to blow an egg"
- To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
- To make a sound as the result of being blown.
"In the harbor, the ships' horns blew."
- (of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
"There she blows! (i.e. "I see a whale spouting!")"
- To explode.
"Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow!"
- (with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
"The aerosol can was blown to bits."
- To cause sudden destruction of.
"He blew the tires and the engine."
- To suddenly fail destructively.
"He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line."
- (used to express displeasure or frustration) Damn.
- To be very undesirable. (See also suck.)
"This blows!"
- To recklessly squander.
"I blew $35 thou on a car."
- To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)
"Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?"
- To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
"Let's blow this joint."
- To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
- To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
- To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
- To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
- To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
"to blow a horse"
- To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.
- To sing.
"That girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to her blow!"
- To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
noun
- The act of striking or hitting.
"A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone."
- A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
- A damaging occurrence.
"A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park."
noun
- A mass or display of flowers; a yield.
- A display of anything brilliant or bright.
- A bloom, state of flowering.
"Roses in full blow."
verb
- To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
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