- blow in phrasal
- verb (I) informal especially AmE to arrive unexpectedly: Jim blew in about an hour ago - did you see him?
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
blow in phrasal
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blow up phrasal — verb 1 (I, T) to destroy something, or to be destroyed, by an explosion: The plane blew up in midair. (blow sth up): Rebels attempted to blow up the bridge. 2 (transitive blow something up) to fill something with air or gas: Stop at the gas… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blow out phrasal — verb 1 (I, T) if you blow a flame or a fire out, or if it blows out, it stops burning: blow sth out: Blow out all the candles. | The match blew out before I could light the candles. 2 (I) if a tyre blows out, it bursts 3 (T) blow itself out if a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blow down phrasal — verb (I, T) if the wind blows something down, or if something blows down, the wind makes it fall: blow sth down trees blown down in the gale … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blow over phrasal — verb 1 (I, T) if the wind blows something over, or it blows over, the wind makes it fall: Our fence blew over in the storm. | blow sth over You could get blown over in a hurricane. 2 (I) if a storm blows over, it comes to an end 3 (I) if an… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blow into — phrasal slang : to appear or arrive at casually or unexpectedly he just blew into town last night * * * blow into [phrasal verb] blow into (a place) informal : to arrive at (a place) in a sudden or unexpected way He just blew into town and needs… … Useful english dictionary
blow — 1 past tense blew, past participle blown verb 1 (I) WIND MOVING if the wind or a current of air blows, it moves: A cold breeze was blowing. 2 WIND MOVING STH (intransitive usually + adv/prep, transitive) to move something, or to be moved, by the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blow off — verb come off due to an explosion or other strong force (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑detach, ↑come off, ↑come away • Verb Frames: Something s Something is ing PP * * * lose one s temper and shout … Useful english dictionary
blow in — intransitive verb 1. slang : to appear or arrive casually or unexpectedly he blew in last night about eight 2. of an oil well : to come into production : start discharging oil and gas transitive verb : to start (a blast furnace) in operation… … Useful english dictionary
blow away — I. transitive verb : to dissipate or remove (something) as if with a current of air the whole well ordered system has been blown away Roger Fry even this caution … might well be blown away by the rush of buying … before the holiday Newsweek II … Useful english dictionary
blow over — verb disappear gradually The pain eventually passed off • Syn: ↑evanesce, ↑fade, ↑pass off, ↑fleet, ↑pass • Derivationally related forms: ↑passing ( … Useful english dictionary
