blow

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

blow

past (v2)

blew

past participle (v3)

blown

present participle

blowing

3rd person singular

blows

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

blows

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To produce an air current.

   • Hark how it rains and blows!

2. 2.To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.

   • Blow the dust off that book and open it up.
   • In Koksan County, strong winds blew the roofs off homes, while torrential rains poked holes in or collapsed the walls of houses.

3. 3.To be propelled by an air current.

   • What stormy weather , the roofs are blowing off!
   • The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.

4. 4.To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.

   • "This is an unexpected pleasure!" exclaimed he. "What good fortune blows Lady Marchmont hither?"

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A strong wind.

   • We’re having a bit of a blow this afternoon.
   • Now they were faced with the problem of a northerly blow, which could soon send a heavy swell clean into the bay.

2. 2.A chance to catch one's breath.(informal)

   • The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.

3. 3.Powder cocaine.(slang)

   • Hi there, you're a pretty cute chick, want to snort some blow?
   • Hey man, you wanna cop some blow? / Sure, what you got, dust, flakes or rocks?
   • Jesus Christ, George, I don't see you for two years and you show up on my doorstep with 110 pounds of blow.

4. 4.Cannabis.(slang)

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