English English Dictionary

To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire.

To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore.

To cause air to pass through by the action of the mouth, or otherwise; to cause to sound, as a wind instrument; as, to blow a trumpet; to blow an organ.

To clear of contents by forcing air through; as, to blow an egg; to blow one's nose.

To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; -- usually with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a building.

To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.

To form by inflation; to swell by injecting air; as, to blow bubbles; to blow glass.

To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.

To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue; as, to blow a horse.

To deposit eggs or larvae upon, or in (meat, etc.).

A blowing, esp., a violent blowing of the wind; a gale; as, a heavy blow came on, and the ship put back to port.

See Snifting valve.

An outburst of temper or excitement.

as, a blow-off cock or pipe.

A blowing off steam, water, etc.;

The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.

The downy seed head of a dandelion, which children delight to blow away.

Alt. of Blowess

The whale; -- so called by seamen, from the circumstance of its spouting up a column of water.

A braggart, or loud talker.