blow

Noun

• forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
  • he gave his nose a loud blow
    
  • he blew out all the candles with a single puff
    

• street names for cocaine

• a strong current of air
  • the tree was bent almost double by the gust
    

• an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
  • it came as a shock to learn that he was injured
    

• an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

• an impact (as from a collision)
  • the bump threw him off the bicycle
    

• a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
  • a blow on the head
    

Verb

• burst suddenly
  • The tire blew
    
  • We blew a tire
    

• melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
  • The lightbulbs blew out
    
  • The fuse blew
    

• allow to regain its breath
  • blow a horse
    

• show off

• cause to be revealed and jeopardized
  • The story blew their cover
    
  • The double agent was blown by the other side
    

• lay eggs
  • certain insects are said to blow
    

• leave; informal or rude
  • shove off!
    
  • The children shoved along
    
  • Blow now!
    

• spout moist air from the blowhole
  • The whales blew
    

• cause to move by means of an air current
  • The wind blew the leaves around in the yard
    

• cause air to go in, on, or through
  • Blow my hair dry
    

• provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation

• play or sound a wind instrument
  • She blew the horn
    

• sound by having air expelled through a tube
  • The trumpets blew
    

• spend lavishly or wastefully on
  • He blew a lot of money on his new home theater
    

• spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  • He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends
    
  • You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
    

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  • I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
    
  • the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
    

• shape by blowing
  • Blow a glass vase
    

• make a sound as if blown
  • The whistle blew
    

• be in motion due to some air or water current
  • The leaves were blowing in the wind
    
  • the boat drifted on the lake
    
  • The sailboat was adrift on the open sea
    
  • the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore
    

• free of obstruction by blowing air through
  • blow one's nose
    

• be blowing or storming
  • The wind blew from the West
    

• exhale hard
  • blow on the soup to cool it down
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  puff , coke , nose candy , snow , C , gust , blast , shock , reverse , reversal , setback , black eye , bump , blow out , burn out , shove off , shove along , fellate , suck , go down on , waste , squander , botch , bodge , bumble , fumble , botch up , muff , flub , screw up , ball up , spoil , muck up , bungle , fluff , bo
• Antonyms: 
  conserve , husband , economize , economise