verb
If the crystals turn green when you blow into the tube, it means that you've had too much to drink. Blow some air into the balloon
An icy wind blew through the cracks in the windows
It was my last chance to win and I blew it
She blew hundreds on that dress and now she won't wear it
All the fuses blew when I turned on the electric heater
The sales manager has been blowing hot and cold over my proposal for a month now
blow out
I blew out all the candles in one breath. The match blew out in the wind
One of my tyres blew out on the way over here
The lights blew out during the storm
blow up
She really blew up when I said I was going to the pub
The bridge blew up with a roar. Demolition experts will blow up the dam
The tabloid press has blown up the story out of all proportion
Can you blow up just this corner of the photograph
We were busy blowing up balloons for the party
noun
We can expect a big blow tonight - winds of gale force, they say
noun
He was felled by a blow to the chin in the fourth round
It came as a blow to learn that she was leaving in a month
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