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Blow

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to blow (blew, blown, blowing)

To produce an air current
Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow! [King Lear]
To explode
Get away from that tank! It's about to blow!
(slang) To be very undesirable (see also suck)
This blows!
To be propelled by an air current .
The leaves blow through the streets in the fall
(of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater it has taken in while feeding .
There's nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and blow.
There she blows! [that is, I see a whale spouting!]

to blow (blew, blown, blowing)

blow (plural: blows)

The act of striking or hitting
...a fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.
During an exchange to end round 13, Duran landed a blow to the mid-section...
An unfortunate occurrence
A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.
(slang, uncountable) cocaine
A strong wind.
We're having a bit of a blow this afternoon.
(colloquial) A chance to catch ones breath.
The players were able to get a bit of a blow during the last timeout.

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