blow in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
blow in Marathi मराठी
blow in English
- blow⇄blow (1), noun.
1. a hard hit; knock; stroke.
Ex. The boxer struck his opponent a blow that knocked him down.
2. a sudden happening that causes misfortune or loss; severe shock.
Ex. His mother's death was a great blow to him.blow⇄blow (2), verb, blew,blown,blowing,noun.blow⇄blow (3), noun, verb, blew,blown,blowing.blow⇄expr. at one blow, by one act or effort.
Ex. What it is at one blow to be deserted by a lovely and fascinating creature (Dickens).blow⇄expr. blow away, (U.S. Slang.) to kill or destroy.
Ex. Like a pack of wolves ... they are looking for somebody to blow away (Time).blow⇄expr. blow hot and cold, to alternate from a favorable opinion to an unfavorable one; be changeable.
Ex. He blows hot and cold about his job.blow⇄expr. blow in, (Slang.) to appear unexpectedly; drop in.
Ex. He blow in on his way to Chicago.blow⇄expr. blow into, (Slang.) to appear unexpectedly in.
Ex. He blew into town.blow⇄expr. blow off,
a. to get rid of (steam, energy, or the like) noisily or violently.
Ex. ... blowing off their superfluous energy in singing and shouting (Christian Commonwealth).
b. (of steam or the like) to escape noisily or violentlblow⇄expr. blow on, (British Informal.) to penalize.
Ex. the umpires blew on one player, and from the resulting 40-yard penalty Neville scored the winning goal (London Times).blow⇄expr. blow one's mind. See under mind (1).blow⇄expr. blow out,
a. to put out or be put out by a current of air.
Ex. He blew out the candle. The candle blew out.
b. to suffer a blowout.
Ex. The worn tire blew out.
c. to have or cause a blowout in.
Ex. The impactblow⇄expr. blow over,
a. to pass by or over; cease; subside.
Ex. The storm has blown over.
b. (Figurative.) to be forgotten.
Ex. In time the scandal blew over.blow⇄expr. blow up,
a. to explode.
Ex. The ammunition ship blew up and sank when it hit the rocks.
b. to fill with air; inflate.
Ex. to blow up a bicycle tire.
c. (Informal.) to lose one's temper; become very angry.
Ex.blow⇄expr. come to blows, to start fighting.
Ex. After a few harsh words the two boys came to blows.blow⇄expr. strike a blow,
a. to hit.
Ex. to strike a blow in self-defense.
b. to cause a setback; inflict harm.
Ex. Syria strikes a blow at itself (Manchester Guardian Weekly).
c. to make an effort to accomplish; advance the cblow⇄noun 1. a state of blossoming; bloom.
2. a display of blossoms.blow⇄noun 1. the act or fact of forcing air upon, into, through, or against something; blast; blowing.
2. a gale of wind.
Ex. Last night's big blow brought down several trees.
3. a blowing of a wind instrument; blast.
4. (Figurativeblow⇄v.i. to blossom; bloom.blow⇄v.i. 1. to send forth a strong current of air.
Ex. Blow on the fire or it will goout.
2. to move rapidly or with power; move in a current.
Ex. The wind blows in gusts.
3. to be driven or carried by a current of air; move beforeblow⇄v.t. 1. to drive or carry by a current of air.
Ex. The wind blew the curtains. She blew a kiss to her mother.
2. to force a current of air into, through, or against.
Ex. to blow the fire into flame. He blew a whiff from his pipe.