to blow on
101blow — blō vt, blew blü; blown blōn; blow·ing 1) to free (the nose) of mucus and debris by forcible exhalation 2) of blowflies and flesh flies to deposit eggs or larvae on or in blow n 1) the act of some insects of depositing eggs or larva …
102blow a hole in sth — ► to cause serious harm or damage to something: »Defeat would blow a hole in the club s finances. Main Entry: ↑blow …
103Blow-up — auch: Blow|up 〈[bloʊʌ̣p] n.; Gen.: od. s, Pl.: s〉 1. Aufbauschung, Vergrößerung 2. Vergrößerung eines Fotos od. Fernsehbildes [Etym.: engl., »Vergrößerung«] Blow up / Blowup: (Schreibung mit Bindestrich) Abweichend von der generellen Regelung,… …
104Blow-out — [ blou|aut], auch Blow|out der; s, s <zu engl. to blow out »ausbrechen; platzen«> unkontrollierter Ausbruch von Erdöl od. Erdgas aus einem Bohrloch …
105blow-dry — blow ,dry verb transitive to dry your hair with a blow dryer ╾ blow ,dried adjective …
106blow up — (v.) explode, 1590s, from BLOW (Cf. blow) (v.1) + UP (Cf. up). As a noun, it is recorded from 1809 in the sense outburst, quarrel. Meaning enlargement from a photograph is attested by 1945 …
107blow-fly — 1720, from FLY (Cf. fly) (n.) + BLOW (Cf. blow) (v.1) in an obsolete sense to deposit eggs, to infect with eggs, in reference to to insects, apparently connected with old notions of natural history [OED] …
108blow-gun — (n.) type of weapon, 1799, from BLOW (Cf. blow) (v.1) + GUN (Cf. gun) (n.) …
109blow-pipe — (n.) type of weapon, 1680s, from BLOW (Cf. blow) (v.1) + PIPE (Cf. pipe) (n.) …
110blow someone away — blow (someone) away 1. to cause someone great pleasure or surprise. Everyone I tell that story to, I mean everyone, is just blown away. That new exhibit of ancient gold objects at the museum is so amazing, it will blow you away! 2. to defeat… …
