blew (verb)

  • 1blew — verb the past tense of blow 1 …

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  • 2blew — I. /blu / (say blooh) verb past tense of blow2. II. /blu / (say blooh) verb past tense of blow3 …

  • 3blow over — verb disappear gradually The pain eventually passed off • Syn: ↑evanesce, ↑fade, ↑pass off, ↑fleet, ↑pass • Derivationally related forms: ↑passing ( …

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  • 4blow out — verb 1. melt, break, or become otherwise unusable (Freq. 2) The lightbulbs blew out The fuse blew • Syn: ↑burn out, ↑blow • Derivationally related forms: ↑blowout …

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  • 5blow off — verb come off due to an explosion or other strong force (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑detach, ↑come off, ↑come away • Verb Frames: Something s Something is ing PP * * * lose one s temper and shout …

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  • 6burn out — verb melt, break, or become otherwise unusable The lightbulbs blew out The fuse blew • Syn: ↑blow out, ↑blow • Derivationally related forms: ↑blowout (for: ↑blow out) …

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  • 7blow out phrasal — verb 1 (I, T) if you blow a flame or a fire out, or if it blows out, it stops burning: blow sth out: Blow out all the candles. | The match blew out before I could light the candles. 2 (I) if a tyre blows out, it bursts 3 (T) blow itself out if a… …

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  • 8blow away — verb a) To cause to go away by blowing. He blew away the dust which had collected on the book. b) To disperse or to depart on currents of air. I didnt have to rake. The leaves just blew away …

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  • 9blow out — verb a) To extinguish something, especially a flame. He blew out the match. b) To deflate quickly on being punctured.. The tire blew out on a corner. See Also: blowout …

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  • 10blow up phrasal — verb 1 (I, T) to destroy something, or to be destroyed, by an explosion: The plane blew up in midair. (blow sth up): Rebels attempted to blow up the bridge. 2 (transitive blow something up) to fill something with air or gas: Stop at the gas… …

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