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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
blow \blow\, v. i. imp. blew bl=u; p. p. blown
   bl=on; p. pr.  vb. n. blowing. oe. blawen, blowen,
   as. bl=awan to blow, as wind; akin to ohg. pl=ajan, g.
   blaumhen, to blow up, swell, l. flare to blow, gr.
   'ekflai`nein to spout out, and to e. bladder, blast, inflate,
   etc., and perh. blow to bloom.
   1. to produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move
      rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows.
      1913 webster

            hark how it rains and blows          --walton.
      1913 webster

   2. to send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth
      or from a pair of bellows.
      1913 webster

   3. to breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
      1913 webster

            here is mistress page at the door, sweating and
            blowing.                              --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. to sound on being blown into, as a trumpet.
      1913 webster

            there let the pealing organ blow.     --milton.
      1913 webster

   5. to spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale.
      1913 webster

   6. to be carried or moved by the wind; as, the dust blows in
      from the street.
      1913 webster

            the grass blows from their graves to thy own. --m.
                                                  arnold.
      1913 webster

   7. to talk loudly; to boast; to storm. colloq.
      1913 webster

            you blow behind my back, but dare not say anything
            to my face.                           --bartlett.
      1913 webster

   8. to stop functioning due to a failure in an electrical
      circuit, especially on which breaks the circuit; sometimes
      used with out; -- used of light bulbs, electronic
      components, fuses; as, the dome light in the car blew out.
      pjc

   9. to deflate by sudden loss of air; usually used with out;
      -- of inflatable tires.
      pjc

   to blow hot and cold a saying derived from a fable of
      aesop's, to favor a thing at one time and treat it
      coldly at another; or to appear both to favor and to
      oppose.

   to blow off, to let steam escape through a passage provided
      for the purpose; as, the engine or steamer is blowing off.
      

   to blow out.
      a to be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or
          vapor; as, a steam cock or valve sometimes blows out.
      b to talk violently or abusively. low

   to blow over, to pass away without effect; to cease, or be
      dissipated; as, the storm and the clouds have blown over.
      

   to blow up, to be torn to pieces and thrown into the air as
      by an explosion of powder or gas or the expansive force of
      steam; to burst; to explode; as, a powder mill or steam
      boiler blows up. "the enemy's magazines blew up."
      --tatler.
      1913 webster
see also:
blew blown blowing to blow hot and cold to blow off to blow out 
to blow over to blow up 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
blow \blow\ bl=o, v. i. imp. blew bl=u; p. p. blown
   bl=on; p. pr.  vb. n. blowing. oe. blowen, as.
   bl=owan to blossom; akin to os. bl=ojan, d. bloeijen,
   ohg. pluojan, mhg. bl"uejen, g. bl"uhen, l. florere to
   flourish, oir. blath blossom. cf. blow to puff,
   flourish.
   to flower; to blossom; to bloom.
   1913 webster

         how blows the citron grove.              --milton.
   1913 webster
see also:
blew blown blowing blow flourish 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
blowing \blowing\ n.
   1. processing that involves blowing a gas.
      wordnet 1.5

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
blowing \blowing\ adj. prenom.
   1. windy.

   syn: blusteringprenominal, blusterous, blustery, gusty.
        wordnet 1.5 blowjob

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0
blowing
     n : processing that involves blowing a gas


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