Definition of "blow" in İngilizce

verb

(intransitive) To produce an air current.
(transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
- Blow the dust off that book and open it up.
(intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
- The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.
(transitive, figurative) To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.
(transitive) To create or shape by blowing.
- to blow bubbles
- to blow glass
- Joe puffed on his pipe and blew a couple of smoke rings.
(transitive) To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
- to blow the fire
(transitive) To clear of contents by forcing air through.
- to blow an egg
- to blow one’s nose
- The submarine blew its main ballast tanks.
(transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing (as a musical instrument).
- Blow your horn! That car is about to hit us!
(intransitive) To make a sound as a result of being blown.
- In the harbor, the ships’ horns blew.
(intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
- There’s nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and blow.
- There she blows! (i.e. “I see a whale spouting!”)
(intransitive) To burst or explode; to occur suddenly
- Get away from that burning gas tank! It’s about to blow!
(transitive, with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
- The demolition squad neatly blew the old hotel up.
- The aerosol can was blown to bits.
(transitive) To cause the sudden destruction of.
- He blew the tires and the engine.
(transitive, historical, military) To blow from a gun (method of executing a person).
(intransitive) To suddenly fail or give way destructively.
- He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line.
(ergative, of a fuse) To melt away because of overcurrent, creating a gap in a wire, thus stopping a circuit from operating.

(transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.

I managed to blow $1000 at blackjack in under an hour.
I blew $35 thou on a car.
We blew an opportunity to get benign corporate sponsorship.

(transitive, informal, idiomatic) To fail at; to mess up; to make a mistake in.

I blew it and forgot to start the spaghetti, so I had plenty of sauce and no pasta.
Good luck, and don’t blow it!

(intransitive, stative, slang, sometimes considered vulgar) To be very undesirable.

This blows!

(transitive, vulgar) To perform oral sex on (someone); to fellate.

Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?

(transitive, slang) To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.

Let’s blow this joint.

(Scientology, intransitive) To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.

(transitive) To make flyblown; to defile or spoil, especially with fly eggs.

(intransitive) (of a fly) To lay eggs; to breed (in flesh or meat).

(obsolete, transitive) To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.

(obsolete, transitive) To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.

(intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.

(transitive) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.

(dated, intransitive) To talk loudly; boast; brag.

(slang, dated, transitive) To slander, insult, critique or discredit (someone); to reprimand or scold (someone).

(UK, slang, archaic, transitive) To expose, or inform on.

(intransitive, slang, informal, African-American Vernacular) To sing.

That girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to her blow!

(intransitive, slang, colloquial) To flatulate or defecate.

Uh, oh! I gotta blow!

noun

A strong wind.
- We’re having a bit of a blow this afternoon.
(informal) A chance to catch one's breath.
- The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.
(uncountable, US, slang) Powder cocaine.
(uncountable, UK, slang) Cannabis.
(uncountable, Chicago dialectal, slang) Heroin.
(informal, vulgar) A blowjob; fellatio.
- His girlfriend gave him a blow.
(nautical) An instance of using high-pressure air to empty water from the ballast tanks of a submarine, increasing the submarine's buoyancy and causing it to surface.

interjection

Used to express displeasure or frustration.
- Blow the expense!

adjective

(chiefly dialectal Northern England or puristic, otherwise obsolete) Blue.

noun

An instance of the act of striking or hitting.
- A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.
- During an exchange to end round 13, Duran landed a blow to the midsection.
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.
(Australia, shearing, historical) A cut made to a sheep's fleece by a shearer using hand-shears.
(Australia, New Zealand) An outcrop of quartz from surrounding rock, thought to indicate mineral deposits below.
(television) Synonym of button (“the punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene”).

verb

To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.

noun

A state of flowering; a bloom.
- roses in full blow
A display or mass of flowers; a yield.
(figurative) A display of anything bright or brilliant.