blow out — phrasal verb Word forms blow out : present tense I/you/we/they blow out he/she/it blows out present participle blowing out past tense blew out past participle blown out 1) [intransitive/transitive] if you blow out a flame, or if it blows out, it… … English dictionary
blow out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you blow out a flame or a candle, you blow at it so that it stops burning. [V P n (not pron)] I blew out the candle. [Also V n P] 2) → See also 12), blow out … English dictionary
blow out of the water — verb surprise greatly; knock someone s socks off I was floored when I heard that I was promoted • Syn: ↑shock, ↑floor, ↑ball over, ↑take aback • Derivationally related forms: ↑shock (f … Useful english dictionary
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
ˌblow (sth) ˈout — phrasal verb if you blow out a flame, or if it blows out, it stops burning because you blow on it, or because of the wind He blew out all 60 candles on his birthday cake.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
blow — I [[t]blo͟ʊ[/t]] VERB USES ♦♦ blows, blowing, blew, blown (Please look at category 15 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves. A chill wind blew at the top… … English dictionary
blow — blow1 W3S2 [bləu US blou] v past tense blew [blu:] past participle blown [ US bloun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(wind moving)¦ 2¦(wind moving something)¦ 3¦(air from your mouth)¦ 4¦(make a noise)¦ 5¦(violence)¦ 6¦(lose an opportunity)¦ 7¦(waste money)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
blow — I UK [bləʊ] / US [bloʊ] verb Word forms blow : present tense I/you/we/they blow he/she/it blows present participle blowing past tense blew UK [bluː] / US [blu] past participle blown UK [bləʊn] / US [bloʊn] *** 1) a) [intransitive] if wind or air… … 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 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
