To produce a current of air, as with the mouth, a bellows, etc.To constitute or form a current of air, as the wind.To make a blowing sound; whistle.To pant; puff; breathe hard or quickly.To give out sound by being blown, as a horn or trumpet.To spout as a whale.To explode, as gunpowder or dynamite; be torn to pieces by an explosion: with up: as, the magazine blew up.To boast; brag.In founding, to throw masses of fluid metal from the mold, as a casting, when, insufficient vent having been provided, the gases and steam are unable to pass off quietly.To arise, come into existence, or increase in intensity: said of the wind, a storm, etc.To throw or drive a current of air upon; fan: as, to blow the fire.To drive or impel by means of a current of air: as, the tempest blew the ship ashore.To force air into or through, in order— To clear of obstructing matter, as the nose.To cause to sound, as a wind-instrument.To form by inflation; inflate; swell by injecting air into: as, to blow bubbles; to blow glass.To empty (an egg) of its contents by blowing air or water into the shell.To put out of breath by fatigue: as, to blow a horse by hard riding.To inflate, as with pride; puff up.To spread by report, as if “on the wings of the wind.”To drive away, scatter, or shatter by firearms or explosives: now always with modifying words (up, away, to pieces, etc.): as, to blow the walls up or to pieces with cannon or gunpowder; but formerly sometimes used absolutely.To deposit eggs in; cause to putrefy and swarm with maggots; make fly-blown: said of flies.To destroy by firearms: as, to blow out, one's brains; to blow an enemy's ship out of the water.To inflate; puff up: as, to blow up one with flattery.To fan or kindle: as, to blow up a contention.To burst in pieces by explosion: as, to blow up a ship by setting fire to the magazine. Figuratively, to scatter or bring to naught suddenly: as, to blow up a scheme.To scold; abuse; find fault with.To raise or produce by blowing.To turn informer against: as, to blow upon an accomplice.n. A blowing; a blast; hence, a gale of wind: as, there came a blow from the northeast.n. The breathing or spouting of a whale.n. In metallurgy: The time during which a blast is continued.n. That portion of time occupied by a certain stage of a metallurgical process in which the blast is used.n. An egg deposited by a fly on flesh or other substance; a flyblow.To blossom or put forth flowers, as a plant; open out, as a flower: as, a new-blown rose.Figuratively, to flourish; bloom; become perfected.To make to blow or blossom; cause to produce, as flowers or blossoms.n. Blossoms in general; a mass or bed of blossoms: as, the blow is good this season.n. The state or condition of blossoming or flowering; hence, the highest state or perfection of anything; bloom: as, a tree in full blow.n. A stroke with the hand or fist or a weapon; a thump; a bang; a thwack; a knock; hence, an act of hostility: as, to give one a blow; to strike a blow.n. A sudden shock or calamity; mischief or damage suddenly inflicted: as, the conflagration was a severe blow to the prosperity of the town.In the tobacco industry, to sprinkle lightly with water before sweating: a disapproved practice.n. Boastfulness; blowing: as, mere blow.n. In billiards, a stroke in which the player, losing confidence, not simply lifts his shoulder, but also throws his whole body at the ball in essaying a ‘draw’ or ‘spread.’
