blow (A1)
verb
Pronunciation: broʊ
Definition
To move air or gas, or to be moved by air or gas.
Examples
The wind will blow hard tonight.
Don't let the door blow shut.
The smoke blew away quickly.
How to Use blow
- blow away (phrasal verb)
- To impress someone greatly. — "The magician's tricks really blew us away."
- blow up (phrasal verb)
- To explode or to inflate something with air. — "The balloon blew up quickly."
- blow out (phrasal verb)
- To extinguish a flame by blowing. — "Please blow out the candles on the cake."
- blow off (phrasal verb)
- To ignore someone or something; to fail to attend. — "He decided to blow off his homework and play video games."
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