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Look up: blow

  1. Blow
    Blow is American slang for 'to vomit'
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. blow
    [n] - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon 2. [n] - forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth 3. [v] - be blowing or storming 4. [v] - sound by having air expelled through a tube 5. [v] - make a sound as if blown 6. [v] - play or sound a wind instrument 7. [v] - cause air to go in, on, or through 8. [v] - cause to move by means of an air current 9. [v] - spout moist air from the blowhole, as of some marine mammals 10. [v] - lay eggs 11. [v] - cause to be revealed and jeopardized 12. [v] - allow to regain its breath 13. [v] - shape by blowing 14. [v] - burst suddenly 15. [v] - free of obstruction by blowing air through 16. [v] - exhale hard
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Blow
    Cannabis (slang).
    Found on http://thewellnessshop.co.uk/healthandwe

  4. blow
    the distance an air stream travels on leaving an outlet, before its velocity is reduced to a specific value Category: Physics • removal of the contents(pulp and spent liquor)through an exit at the base of the digester under the action of the digester pressure Category: Various industries and crafts • a residual pocket of air between two plies or glued webs Category: Vari...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Blow
    Blow (blō) intransitive verb [ imperfect Blew (blū); past participle Blown (blōn); present participle & verbal noun Blowing .] [ Middle English blowen , Anglo-Saxon blōwan to blossom; akin to Old Saxon blōjan , Dutch bloeijen , Old High Ge ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/69

  6. Blow
    Blow transitive verb To cause to blossom; to put forth (blossoms or flowers). « The odorous banks, that blow Flowers of more mingled hue. Milton. »
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/69

  7. Blow
    Blow noun (Botany) A blossom; a flower; also, a state of blossoming; a mass of blossoms. 'Such a blow of tulips.' Tatler.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/69

  8. Blow
    Blow noun [ Middle English blaw , blowe ; confer Old High German bliuwan , pliuwan , to beat, German bläuen , Goth. bliggwan .] 1. A forcible stroke with the hand, fist, or some instrument, as a rod, a club, an ax, or a sword. « Well struck ! there was blow for blow . Shak. » 2. A sudden or forcible ac ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/69

  9. Blow
    Blow intransitive verb [ imperfect Blew (blū); past participle Blown (blōn); present participle & verbal noun Blowing .] [ Middle English blawen , blowen , Anglo-Saxon blāwan to blow, as wind; akin to Old High German plājan , German blähen
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/69

  10. Blow
    Blow transitive verb 1. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire. 2. To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore. « Off at sea northeast winds blow Sabean odors from the spicy shore. Milton. » 3. To cause air to pass through by the action of the mouth, or ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/69

  11. Blow
    Blow noun 1. A blowing, esp., a violent blowing of the wind; a gale; as, a heavy blow came on, and the ship put back to port. 2. The act of forcing air from the mouth, or through or from some instrument; as, to give a hard blow on a whistle or horn; to give the fire a blow with the bellows. 3. The spouting of a whale. 4. (Metal.) A sin ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/69

  12. blow
    1. A forcible stroke with the hand, fist, or some instrument, as a rod, a club, an ax, or a sword. 'Well struck ! there was blow for blow.' (Shak) ... 2. A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault. 'A vigorous blow might win [Hanno's camp]' (T. Arnold) ... 3. The infliction of evil; a sudden calamity; something which produces mental, physical, or ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  13. blow
    bump noun an impact (as from a collision); `the bump threw him off the bicycle`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  14. blow
    verb exhale hard; `blow on the soup to cool it down`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  15. blow
    verb play or sound a wind instrument; `She blew the horn`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  16. blow
    verb spend lavishly or wastefully on; `He blew a lot of money on his new home theater`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  17. blow
    verb be blowing or storming; `The wind blew from the West`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  18. blow
    noun an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  19. Blow
    `Blow` may refer to: *Exhalation *Strike (attack) *Drug slang for cocaine *`Blow` (film), a 2001 American film about drug trafficking *`Blow` (`My Name Is Earl`), a season 2 episode of `My Name is Earl` In `music`: *The Blow, a Portland, Oregon music group *`Blow` (Red Lorry Yellow Lorry album), Red Lorry Yellow Lorry's 1989 studio album *`Blow` (Heather Nova album), Heather Nova's 1993 live album *`Blow` (Foetus album), Foetus' 2001 remix album...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blow

  20. Blow
    • (v. i.) To spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale. • (v. t.) To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire. • (n.) A blowing, esp., a violent blowing of the wind; a gale; as, a heavy blow came on, and the ship put back to port. • (v. i.) To talk loudly; to boast; to storm. &b...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  21. blow
    (from the article `whale`) ...such as flippers and tail flukes for living in water. Whales must surface regularly to breathe, evacuating their lungs more completely than most ... Normally, cetaceans breathe while moving through the water and spend only a short time at the surface, where they exhale in an explosive ventilation ... [2 ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/80

  22. blow
    1. a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
    2. an impact (as from a collision)
    3. an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
    4. an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
    5. a strong current of air
    6. forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth

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