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as in spends
to use up carelessly
each year he blows his holiday bonus on a trip to Las Vegas
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as in explodes
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
a huge crater was formed when the volcano last blew
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as in shatters
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
one false move and we would be blown to bits
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as in rushes
to proceed or move quickly
that car blew past us as if we were standing still
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as in fumbles
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
he keeps blowing every job interview that comes his way
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as in boasts
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
another self-made millionaire blowing about how much he'd achieved
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as in flowers
to produce flowers
longing for a grassy field in some far-off land where the wildflowers blow
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as in punches
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
he was dizzy for the rest of the day after the blow to his head
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as in gusts
a sudden brief rush of wind
the ocean blows that sweep over the island are so strong that only the hardiest shrubs can grow there
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Recent Examples of blows
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
The mechanism blows inert gas across the fusion zone, preventing oxidation during the printing process.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
This blows the chamber up like a balloon and forces magma into an upper chamber.
—CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Auburn, of the big, bad SEC, rolls into a difficult environment at Baylor – with the entire college football world watching the primetime game – and blows a tire against a wildly underrated Big 12 team.
—Matt Hayes, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
For seasoned alums and brand-new fans trying to make sense of the madness alike, here are a few SEC traditions from school specifics to general SEC need-to-knows that every Southerner should commit to memory before that first whistle blows.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
In a normal structure, the GM blows a gasket, and the owner steps in and tells him to figure it out.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
In an aside, which also showcased Canonero’s work, the conversation also played an extract from Barry Lyndon in which Lyndon (Ryan O’Neal) blows smoke in the face of his new wife Lady Honoria Lyndon (Marisa Beronson), revealing how Coppola had later referenced the scene in Priscilla.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
At Halloween Horror Nights As soon as ticketholders step inside, the attention to detail blows you away, right down to the gumball machines and the carpet.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Last March, Mariah The Scientist allegedly came to blows with Young Thug’s former lover, Cleopatra Dues, at an Atlanta lounge.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Any funding losses would come after additional financial blows that shuttered two other brick-and-mortar clinics in Boise and Twin Falls in recent years.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
Although most only take a few hits to kill and can be stunned into helplessly receiving punishing blows, the variety of enemy types demands constant strategy changes.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
The clip runs for more than four minutes and starts with the employee, identified as Tikerra Hicks by FOX59, on the ground as a group of women surround her and rain down blows.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The two stars again exchanged a series of blows, ended by a hurricanrana and a Code Red from Cena.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The Houthis landed occasional blows.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
French media have shown excerpts of hours-long videos during which Pormanove is seen suffering blows, insults, strangulation, dousing with paint and oil and being shot at with a paintball gun.
—Reuters, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
Paul finds out and blows his top.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
The mechanism blows inert gas across the fusion zone, preventing oxidation during the printing process.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
This blows the chamber up like a balloon and forces magma into an upper chamber.
—CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Auburn, of the big, bad SEC, rolls into a difficult environment at Baylor – with the entire college football world watching the primetime game – and blows a tire against a wildly underrated Big 12 team.
—Matt Hayes, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
For seasoned alums and brand-new fans trying to make sense of the madness alike, here are a few SEC traditions from school specifics to general SEC need-to-knows that every Southerner should commit to memory before that first whistle blows.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
In a normal structure, the GM blows a gasket, and the owner steps in and tells him to figure it out.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
In an aside, which also showcased Canonero’s work, the conversation also played an extract from Barry Lyndon in which Lyndon (Ryan O’Neal) blows smoke in the face of his new wife Lady Honoria Lyndon (Marisa Beronson), revealing how Coppola had later referenced the scene in Priscilla.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
At Halloween Horror Nights As soon as ticketholders step inside, the attention to detail blows you away, right down to the gumball machines and the carpet.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
Rodgers took four sacks and three other hits, including multiple heavy blows.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Last March, Mariah The Scientist allegedly came to blows with Young Thug’s former lover, Cleopatra Dues, at an Atlanta lounge.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Any funding losses would come after additional financial blows that shuttered two other brick-and-mortar clinics in Boise and Twin Falls in recent years.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
Although most only take a few hits to kill and can be stunned into helplessly receiving punishing blows, the variety of enemy types demands constant strategy changes.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
The clip runs for more than four minutes and starts with the employee, identified as Tikerra Hicks by FOX59, on the ground as a group of women surround her and rain down blows.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The two stars again exchanged a series of blows, ended by a hurricanrana and a Code Red from Cena.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The Houthis landed occasional blows.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
French media have shown excerpts of hours-long videos during which Pormanove is seen suffering blows, insults, strangulation, dousing with paint and oil and being shot at with a paintball gun.
—Reuters, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
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