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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
blow \blow\, v. t.
   1. to force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other
      means; as, to blow the fire.
      1913 webster

   2. to drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew
      the ship ashore.
      1913 webster

            off at sea northeast winds blow
            sabean odors from the spicy shore.    --milton.
      1913 webster

   3. to cause air to pass through by the action of the mouth,
      or otherwise; to cause to sound, as a wind instrument; as,
      to blow a trumpet; to blow an organ; to blow a horn.
      1913 webster

            hath she no husband
            that will take pains to blow a horn before her?
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

            boy, blow the pipe until the bubble rise,
            then cast it off to float upon the skies. --parnell.
      1913 webster

   4. to clear of contents by forcing air through; as, to blow
      an egg; to blow one's nose.
      1913 webster

   5. to burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; -- usually
      with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a
      building.
      1913 webster

   6. to spread by report; to publish; to disclose; to reveal,
      intentionally or inadvertently; as, to blow an agent's
      cover.
      1913 webster

            through the court his courtesy was blown. --dryden.
      1913 webster

            his language does his knowledge blow. --whiting.
      1913 webster

   7. to form by inflation; to swell by injecting air; as, to
      blow bubbles; to blow glass.
      1913 webster

   8. to inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
      1913 webster

            look how imagination blows him.       --shak.
      1913 webster

   9. to put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue; as,
      to blow a horse. --sir w. scott.
      1913 webster

   10. to deposit eggs or larvae upon, or in meat, etc..
       1913 webster

             to suffer
             the flesh fly blow my mouth.         --shak.
       1913 webster

   11. to perform an act of fellatio on; to stimulate another's
       penis with one's mouth; -- usually considered vulgar.
       slang
       pjc

   12. to smoke e. g. marijuana; to blow pot. colloq.
       pjc

   13. to botch; to bungle; as, he blew his chance at a good job
       by showing up late for the interview. colloq.
       pjc

   14. to leave; to depart from; as, to blow town. slang
       pjc

   15. to squander; as, he blew his inheritance gambling.
       colloq.
       pjc

   to blow great guns, to blow furiously and with roaring
      blasts; -- said of the wind at sea or along the coast.

   to blow off, to empty a boiler of water through the
      blow-off pipe, while under steam pressure; also, to eject
      steam, water, sediment, etc. from a boiler.

   to blow one's own trumpet, to vaunt one's own exploits, or
      sound one's own praises.

   to blow out, to extinguish by a current of air, as a
      candle.

   to blow up.
       a to fill with air; to swell; as, to blow up a bladder
           or bubble.
       b to inflate, as with pride, self-conceit, etc.; to
           puff up; as, to blow one up with flattery. "blown up
           with high conceits engendering pride." --milton.
       c to excite; as, to blow up a contention.
       d to burst, to raise into the air, or to scatter, by an
           explosion; as, to blow up a fort.
       e to scold violently; as, to blow up a person for some
           offense. colloq.
           1913 webster

                 i have blown him up well -- nobody can say i
                 wink at what he does.            --g. eliot.
           1913 webster

   to blow upon.
       a to blast; to taint; to bring into discredit; to
           render stale, unsavory, or worthless.
       b to inform against. colloq.
           1913 webster

                 how far the very custom of hearing anything
                 spouted withers and blows upon a fine passage,
                 may be seen in those speeches from
                 shakespeare's henry v. which are current in
                 the mouths of schoolboys.        --c. lamb.
           1913 webster

                 a lady's maid whose character had been blown
                 upon.                            --macaulay.
           1913 webster
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