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blow: {{11}}blow (n.¹) "hard hit," mid-15c., blowe, from northern and East Midlands dialects, perhaps from M.Du. blouwen "to beat," a common Germanic word of unknown origin (Cf. Ger. bleuen, Goth. bliggwan "to strike"). Influenced in English by BLOW (Cf. blow) (v.¹). In reference to descriptions or accounts, blow-by-blow is recorded from 1921, Amer.Eng., originally of prize-fight broadcasts.

LIKE a hungry kitten loves its saucer of warm milk, so do radio fans joyfully listen to the blow-by-blow broadcast description of a boxing bout. ["The Wireless Age," December 1922]

{{12}}blow (n.²) "a blowing, a blast," 1650s, from BLOW (Cf. blow) (v.¹).

{{12}}blow (v.¹) "move air," O.E. blawan "blow, breathe, make an air current; kindle; inflate; sound a wind instrument" (class VII strong verb; past tense bleow, pp. blawen), from P.Gmc. *blæ-anan (Cf. O.H.G. blaen, Ger. blähen), from PIE *bhle- "to swell, blow up" (Cf. L. flare "to blow"), possibly identical with *bhel- (2) "to blow, swell" (see BOLE (Cf. bole)).

Meaning "to squander" (of money) is from 1874. Sense of "depart suddenly" is from 1902. Slang "do fellatio on" sense is from 1933, as blow (someone) off, originally among prostitutes (Cf. BLOW JOB (Cf. blow job)). This usage probably is not connected to the colloquial imprecation (1781, associated with sailors, e.g. Popeye's "well, blow me down!"), which has pp. blowed. Meaning "to spend (money) foolishly and all at once" is 1890s; that of "bungle an opportunity" is from 1943. To blow over "pass" is from 1610s, originally of storms. To blow (someone's) mind was in use by 1967; there is a song title "Blow Your Mind" released in a 1965 Mirawood recording by a group called The Gas Company.

{{13}}blow (v.²) "to bloom, blossom" (intrans.), from O.E. blowan "to flower, blossom, flourish," from P.Gmc. *blæ- (Cf. O.S. bloian, O.Fris. bloia, M.Du., Du. bloeien, O.H.G. bluoen, Ger. blühen), from PIE *bhle-, extended form of *bhel- (2) "to blow, inflate, swell" (see BOLE (Cf. bole)). This word is the source of the blown in full-blown.

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Stroke, knock, rap, pat, thump, dab, beat, lick, thwack, bang, Move or flow in currents (as the wind), Drive (by blowing), impel / Calamity, disaster, misfortune, affliction, Pant, puff, lose breath, breathe hard, Force wind upon, direct a current of air upon / Bloom, blossom, flower, efflorescence, Flower, bloom, blossom, Sound, wind, sound upon, wind a blast upon / Gale, blast, gust, Sound, give forth sound, peal forth, breathe, Spread, spread or sound abroad, diffuse / Boast, brag, gasconade, talk large, bluster, Form (with the breath) / Spout (as a whale), Deposit eggs in, fly-blow, make putrid

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Blow — Blow, v. t. 1. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore. [1913 Webster] Off at sea northeast winds blow… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blow — [bləʊ ǁ bloʊ] verb blew PASTTENSE [bluː] blown PASTPART [bləʊn ǁ bloʊn] [transitive] 1. informal if you blow money on something, you spend a lot of money on it, often money that you cannot afford: • He blew his wages on a new stereo … Financial and business terms
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blow — Ⅰ. blow [1] ► VERB (past blew; past part. blown) 1) (of wind) move creating an air current. 2) propel or be propelled by the wind. 3) expel air through pursed lips. 4) force air through the mouth into (an instrument) to make a sound … English terms dictionary
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blow — blow1 [blō] vi. blew, blown, blowing [ME blowen < OE blawan < IE * bhlē : see BLAST] 1. to move with some force: said of the wind or a current of air 2. to send forth air with or as with the mouth 3. to pant; be breathless … English World dictionary
Blow — Blow, v. i. [imp. {Blew} (bl[=u]); p. p. {Blown} (bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blowing}.] [OE. blawen, blowen, AS. bl[=a]wan to blow, as wind; akin to OHG. pl[=a]jan, G. bl[ a]hen, to blow up, swell, L. flare to blow, Gr. ekflai nein to spout out,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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