blew Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb exhale hard
   blow.
   
   • blow on the soup to cool it down
2. verb be blowing or storming
   blow.
   
   • The wind blew from the West
3. verb free of obstruction by blowing air through
   blow.
   
   • blow one's nose
4. verb be in motion due to some air or water current
   blow; be adrift; float; drift.
   
   • 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
5. verb make a sound as if blown
   blow.
   
   • The whistle blew
6. verb shape by blowing
   blow.
   
   • Blow a glass vase
7. verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
   muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
   
   • I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
   • the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
8. verb spend thoughtlessly; throw away
   blow; waste; squander.
   
   • He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends
   • You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
9. verb spend lavishly or wastefully on
   blow.
   
   • He blew a lot of money on his new home theater
10. verb sound by having air expelled through a tube
    blow.
    
    • The trumpets blew
11. verb play or sound a wind instrument
    blow.
    
    • She blew the horn
12. verb provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
    blow; go down on; fellate; suck.
    
13. verb cause air to go in, on, or through
    blow.
    
    • Blow my hair dry
14. verb cause to move by means of an air current
    blow.
    
    • The wind blew the leaves around in the yard
15. verb spout moist air from the blowhole
    blow.
    
    • The whales blew
16. verb leave; informal or rude
    blow; shove off; shove along.
    
    • shove off!
    • The children shoved along
    • Blow now!
17. verb lay eggs
    blow.
    
    • certain insects are said to blow
18. verb cause to be revealed and jeopardized
    blow.
    
    • The story blew their cover
    • The double agent was blown by the other side
19. verb show off
    blow; boast; gasconade; gas; brag; tout; swash; bluster; shoot a line; vaunt.
    
20. verb allow to regain its breath
    blow.
    
    • blow a horse
21. verb melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
    blow; blow out; burn out.
    
    • The lightbulbs blew out
    • The fuse blew
22. verb burst suddenly
    blow.
    
    • The tire blew
    • We blew a tire

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