blow-dry

  • 1blow-dry — blow dries, blow drying, blow dried VERB If you blow dry your hair, you dry it with a hairdryer, often to give it a particular style. [V n] She chose to blow dry her own hair... [V ed] He has blow dried blonde hair and a hairy chest. N SING Blow… …

    English dictionary

  • 2blow-dry — past tense and past participle blow dried present participle blow drying third person singular blow dries v [T] to dry hair and give it shape by using an electric ↑hairdryer >blow dry n ▪ a cut and blow dry …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3blow-dry — (v.) 1971, of hair; see BLOW (Cf. blow) (v.1) + DRY (Cf. dry) (v.). Related: Blow dried; blow drying …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4blow-dry — blow′ dry v. dried, dry•ing, n. pl. drys. 1) cvb to dry or style (hair) with a blow dryer or similar appliance 2) cvb an act or instance of blow drying • Etymology: 1965–70; back formation from blow dryer …

    From formal English to slang

  • 5blow-dry — [blō′drī΄] vt. blow dried, blow drying to dry (wet hair) with an electric device (blow dryer) that sends out a stream of heated air n. the act of blow drying the hair …

    English World dictionary

  • 6blow-dry — blow ,dry verb transitive to dry your hair with a blow dryer ╾ blow ,dried adjective …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 7blow-dry — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms blow dry : present tense I/you/we/they blow dry he/she/it blow dries present participle blow drying past tense blow dried past participle blow dried to dry your hair with a hairdryer Derived words: blow dried… …

    English dictionary

  • 8Blow Dry — Infobox Film name = Blow Dry image size = caption = Theatrical release poster director = Paddy Breathnach producer = writer = Simon Beaufoy narrator = starring = Alan Rickman Natasha Richardson Rachel Griffiths music = cinematography = editing =… …

    Wikipedia

  • 9blow-dry — /bloh druy /, v., blow dried, blow drying, n., pl. blow drys. v.t. 1. to dry or style (shampooed or wet hair) with a blow dryer or blow comb. n. 2. an act or instance of blow drying: a wash, cut, and blow dry. [1965 70; back formation from BLOW… …

    Universalium

  • 10blow-dry — verb Date: 1966 transitive verb to dry and usually style (hair) with a blow dryer intransitive verb to dry hair with a blow dryer • blow dry noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary