[*** \mathrm{blow}^1] | blō |

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verb (past blew | blo͞o | ; past participle blown | blōn | )

1. no object (of wind) move creating an air current:

〖～(＋副詞)〗 〈風が〉吹く (!(1)〖副詞〗は方向の表現. (2)itを主語とすることもある)

e.g. a cold wind began to blow.

with object and adverbial of direction (of wind) cause to move; propel:

〈風が〉Aを吹き飛ばす, 倒す, 消すなど (!〖副詞〗はoff, awayなどの方向の表現) ; 〖blow AC〗 〈風が〉Aに吹きつけてC〈状態〉にする (!Cは〖形容詞〗)

e.g. a gust of wind blew a cloud of smoke into his face

e.g. the spire was blown down during a gale.

be carried, driven, or moved by the wind or an air current:

e.g. it was so windy that the tent nearly blew away

e.g. cotton curtains blowing in the breeze.

North American informal with object leave (a place):

｟米俗｠ 〈場所〉からさっさとずらかる

e.g. no object : I'd better blow

e.g. I'm ready to blow town.

2. no object (of a person) expel air through pursed lips:

〖～(＋副詞)〗 〈人･動物が〉息を吐く, 息を吹きかける

e.g. Willie took a deep breath, and blew

e.g. he blew on his coffee to cool it.

with object use one's breath to propel:

〖～ A＋副詞〗 A〈物など〉に息を吹きつけて動かす

e.g. he blew cigar smoke in her face.

breathe hard; pant:

〈人が〉息を切らしてあえぐ

e.g. Uncle Albert was soon puffing and blowing.

with object cause to breathe hard; exhaust of breath:

e.g. an exhausted, blown horse.

with object (of a person) force air through the mouth into (an instrument) in order to make a sound:

(吹いて)〈楽器など〉を鳴らす, 吹奏する; 〈ふいごなど〉を吹く; ｟話｠ 〈音楽〉を演奏する

e.g. the umpire blew his whistle.

(of such an instrument) make a noise by having air forced through it:

〈笛･オルガンなどが〉鳴る; 〈人が〉 «…を» 吹いて鳴らす «on»

e.g. police whistles blew.

with object sound (the horn of a vehicle).

informal play jazz or rock music in an unrestrained style:

e.g. it took him maybe five choruses to warm up, but then he could really blow.

with object force air through a tube into (molten glass) in order to create an artifact.

(息を)吹いて…を作る; …を(吹いて)ふくらます

with object remove the contents of (an egg) by forcing air through it.

(of a whale) eject air and vapor through the blowhole.

〈クジラなどが〉水, 潮を吹く

3. with object and adverbial of direction (of an explosion or explosive device) displace violently or send flying:

〈金庫など〉を爆破して開ける; ; 〖～ A＋副詞〗 Aを爆破して…の状態にする (!〖副詞〗はaway, out, off, upなど)

e.g. the blast had blown the windows out of the van

e.g. the back of his head had been blown away.

no object (of a vehicle tire) burst suddenly while the vehicle is in motion.

〈タイヤが〉パンクする(out)

burst or cause to burst due to pressure or overheating:

e.g. no object : the engines sounded as if their exhausts had blown

e.g. with object : frost will have blown a compression joint.

(of an electrical circuit) burn out or cause to burn out through overloading:

ヒューズが〉飛ぶ; 〈電球が〉切れる.

e.g. no object : the fuse in the plug had blown

〈電気器具が〉〈ヒューズ〉を飛ばす(out).

e.g. with object : the floodlights blew a fuse.

4. with object informal spend recklessly:

｟くだけて｠ ; 〖～ A (on B)〗 A〈大金･持ち金全部〉を(Bに)ぱっと使う, 浪費する; ｟米話｠ 【食事などを】〈人〉におごる «to»

e.g. they blew $100,000 in just eighteen months.

5. with object informal completely lose or miss (an opportunity):

｟米･くだけて｠ 〈チャンスなど〉をふいにする, 逃す

e.g. the wider issues were to show that politicians had blown it.

expose (a stratagem):

｟くだけた話｠ 〈秘密など〉を暴く, 暴露する.

e.g. a man whose cover was blown.

6. (past participle blowed) with object British informal damn:

｟英･くだけた話｠ …を呪う; …を無視する (!damnの婉曲語で不快･驚き･無関心などを表す; この意味では〖過分〗はblowed)

e.g. “Well, blow me,” he said, “I never knew that”

e.g. with clause : I'm blowed if I want to see him again.

7. with object vulgar slang perform fellatio on (a man).

｟俗｠ フェラチオをする

8. no object US informal be extremely bad or unwelcome:

e.g. "This blows," she sighs, "I want it to be next week already".

9. with object (of flies) lay eggs in or on something:

e.g. to repel the hordes of flies that would otherwise blow on the buffalo hide.

1. in singular a strong wind:

〖通例単数形で〗(息を)吹くこと; (風の)一吹き

e.g. we're in for a blow.

2. an act of blowing an instrument:

(楽器の)吹奏

e.g. a number of blows on the whistle.

informal in singular a spell of playing jazz or rock music.

in singular an act of blowing one's nose:

鼻をかむこと

e.g. give your nose a good blow.

(in steelmaking) an act of sending an air or oxygen blast through molten metal in a converter.

3. informal marijuana or cocaine.

｟米俗｠ ＝ cocaine; ｟俗｠ ＝ cannabis.

(of a project) be disrupted by some circumstance.

informal kill someone with a shot in the head with a firearm.

North American informal vomit.

North American informal be considerably better or more successful than: a package that blows the doors off anything on the market.

informal lose one's temper.

vacillate.

kiss the tips of one's fingers then blow across them toward someone as a gesture of affection.

informal affect someone very strongly.

clear one's nose of mucus by blowing through it into a handkerchief.

see let off steam at steam.

use bombs or other explosives to destroy something, typically a building, completely.

informal lose one's temper.

North American informal fail to stay calm or composed: blowing your cool occasionally doesn't make you a bad person.

(of an action, project, or situation) go drastically wrong with damaging effects to oneself.

be incapable of maintaining a consistent course of action.

(of a person, idea, or project) be shown to lack all credibility.

see horn.

see lid.

British an exclamation of surprise.

see raspberry.

see sock.

exaggerate the importance of something.

see whistle.

blow someone away informal

1. kill someone using a firearm.

2. (be blown away) be extremely impressed:

e.g. I'm blown away by his new poem.

informal (of a person) arrive casually and unannounced.

informal lose one's temper and shout.

blow someone off North American informal

fail to keep an appointment with someone.

end a romantic or sexual relationship with someone.

blow something off North American informal

ignore or make light of something.

fail to attend something:

e.g. Ivy blew off class.

1. be extinguished by an air current:

e.g. the candles blew out.

2. (of a tire) puncture while the vehicle is in motion.

3. (of an oil or gas well) emit gas suddenly and forcefully.

4. (blow itself out) (of a storm) finally lose its force:

e.g. figurative : the recession may finally have blown itself out.

North American informal defeat someone convincingly.

1. use one's breath to extinguish a flame:

e.g. he blew out the candle.

2. North American informal render a part of the body useless:

e.g. he blew out his arm trying to snap a curveball.

(of trouble) fade away without serious consequences.

1. explode.

(of a person) lose one's temper:

e.g. Meg blows up at Patrick for always throwing his tea bags in the sink.

2. (of a wind or storm) begin to develop.

(of a scandal or dispute) emerge or become public.

3. inflate:

e.g. my stomach had started to blow up.

1. cause something to explode.

2. inflate something:

e.g. a small pump for blowing up balloons.

enlarge a photograph or text.

Old English blāwan, of Germanic origin; related to German blähen ‘blow up, swell’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin flare ‘blow’.

[*** \mathrm{blow}^2] | blō |

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a powerful stroke with a hand, weapon, or hard object:

(こぶし･棒などでの)強打, 打撃; 〖～s〗 なぐり合い

e.g. he received a blow to the skull.

a sudden shock or disappointment:

«…に対する» (精神的な)打撃, 不幸, ショック(の原因) «to, for»

e.g. the news came as a crushing blow.

by a single stroke; in one operation:

e.g. the letter had destroyed his certainty at one blow.

start fighting after a disagreement.

make it easier to cope with a difficult change or upsetting news:

e.g. monetary compensation was offered to soften the blow.

act in support of (or opposition to):

e.g. a chance to strike a blow for freedom.

late Middle English: of unknown origin.

[*** \mathrm{blow}^3] | blō | archaic or literary

verb (past blew | blo͞o | ; past participle blown | blōn | ) no object

produce flowers or be in flower:

e.g. I know a bank where the wild thyme blows.

the state or period of flowering:

e.g. stocks in fragrant blow.

Old English blōwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bloeien and German blühen, also to bloom1 and blossom.