التي في فئةENGLISH - PRONUNCIATION
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - Pronunciation
* (UK) IPA(key): /bləʊ/, [bləʊ̯]
* (US) IPA(key): /bloʊ/, [bloʊ̯]
* Rhymes: -əʊ
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(UK) IPA(key): /bləʊ/, [bləʊ̯]
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(US) IPA(key): /bloʊ/, [bloʊ̯]
- Rhymes: -əʊ
التي في فئةENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY 1
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - Etymology 1
From Middle English _blo_, _bloo_, from Old English _blāw_ (“blue”), from Proto-Germanic _*blēwaz_ (“blue, dark blue, grey, black”), from Proto-Indo-European _*bʰlēw-_ (“yellow, blond, grey”). Cognate with Latin _flavus_ (“yellow”). More at blue.
ADJECTIVE
BLOW (_comparative_ BLOWER _or_ MORE BLOW, _superlative_ BLOWEST _or_ MOST BLOW)
* (now chiefly dialectal, Northern England) Blue.
From Middle English blo, bloo, from Old English blāw (“blue”), from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue, dark blue, grey, black”), from
Proto-Indo-European *bʰlēw- (“yellow, blond, grey”). Cognate with Latin flavus (“yellow”). More
at blue.
blow (comparative blower or more blow, superlative blowest or most blow)
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(now chiefly dialectal, Northern England) Blue.
التي في فئةENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY 2
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - Etymology 2
From Middle English _blowen_, from Old English _blāwan_ (“to blow, breathe, inflate, sound”), from Proto-Germanic _*blēaną_ (“to blow”) (compare German _blähen_), from Proto-Indo-European _*bhle-_ (“to swell, blow up”) (compare Latin _flare_ (“to blow”), Old Armenian _բեղուն_ (bełun, “fertile”), Albanian _plas_ (“to blow, explode”)).
VERB
BLOW (_third-person singular simple present_ BLOWS, _present participle_ BLOWING, _simple past_ BLEW, _past participle_ BLOWN)
* (intransitive) To produce an air current.
* 1606, William Shakespeare, _King Lear_, act 3, sc. 2:
"BLOW, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! BLOW!"
* Walton
Hark how it rains and BLOWS!
* (transitive) To propel by an air current.
_BLOW the dust off that book and open it up._
* (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
_The leaves BLOW through the streets in the fall._
* (transitive) To create or shape by blowing; as in _to blow bubbles_, _to blow glass_.
* To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
_to BLOW the fire_
* To clear of contents by forcing air through.
_to BLOW an egg_
_to BLOW one's nose_
* (transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
* (intransitive) To make a sound as the result of being blown.
_In the harbor, the ships' horns BLEW._
* Milton
There let the pealing organ BLOW.
* (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
_There's nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and BLOW._
_There she BLOWS! (i.e. "I see a whale spouting!")_
* (intransitive) To explode.
_Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to BLOW!_
* (transitive, with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
_The demolition squad neatly BLEW the old hotel up._
_The aerosol can was BLOWN to bits._
* (transitive) To cause sudden destruction of.
_He BLEW the tires and the engine._
* (intransitive) To suddenly fail destructively.
_He tried to sprint, but his ligaments BLEW and he was barely able to walk to the finish line._
* (intransitive, slang) To be very undesirable (see also suck).
_This BLOWS!_
* (transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.
_I managed to BLOW $1000 at blackjack in under an hour._
_I BLEW $35 thou on a car._
_We BLEW an opportunity to get benign corporate sponsorship._
* (transitive, vulgar) To fellate.
_Who did you have to BLOW to get those backstage passes?_
* (transitive) To leave.
_Let's BLOW this joint._
* To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
* 1606, William Shakespeare, _Antony and Cleopatra_, Act V, scene 2, line 55.
Shall they hoist me up,
And show me to the shouting varletry
Of censuring Rome? Rather a ditch in Egypt
Be gentle grave unto me, rather on Nilus' mud
Lay me stark naked, and let the water-flies
BLOW me into abhorring!
* 1610, _The Tempest_, by Shakespeare, act 3 scene 1
(FERDINAND)
I am, in my condition,
A prince, Miranda; I do think, a king;—
I would not so!—and would no more endure
This wooden slavery than to suffer
The flesh-fly BLOW my mouth.
* (obsolete) To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
* Dryden
Through the court his courtesy was BLOWN.
* Whiting
His language does his knowledge BLOW.
* (obsolete) To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
* Shakespeare
Look how imagination BLOWS him.
* (intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
* Shakespeare
Here is Mistress Page at the door, sweating and BLOWING.
* (transitive) To put out of breath; to
From Middle English blowen, from Old English blāwan (“to blow, breathe, inflate, sound”), from Proto-Germanic *blēaną (“to blow”) (compare German blähen), from
Proto-Indo-European *bhle- (“to swell, blow up”) (compare Latin flare (“to blow”), Old Armenian բեղուն (bełun,
“fertile”), Albanian plas (“to blow, explode”)).
blow (third-person singular simple present blows, present participle
blowing, simple past blew,
past participle blown)
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(intransitive) To produce an air current.
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(transitive) To propel by an air current.
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Blow the dust off that book and open it up.
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(intransitive) To be
propelled by an air current.
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The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.
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(transitive) To create or shape by blowing; as in
to blow bubbles, to blow glass.
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To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by
other means.
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to blow the fire
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To clear of contents by forcing air through.
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to blow an egg
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to blow one's nose
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(transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
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(intransitive) To make a sound as the result of being blown.
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In the harbor, the ships' horns blew.
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(intransitive, of a
cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
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There's nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and blow.
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There she blows! (i.e. "I see a whale spouting!")
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(intransitive) To explode.
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Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow!
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(transitive, with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
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The demolition squad neatly blew the old hotel up.
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The aerosol can was blown to bits.
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(transitive) To cause sudden destruction of.
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He blew the tires and the engine.
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(intransitive) To suddenly fail destructively.
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He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line.
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(intransitive, slang) To be very undesirable (see
also suck).
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This blows!
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(transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.
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I managed to blow $1000 at blackjack in under an hour.
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I blew $35 thou on a car.
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We blew an opportunity to get benign corporate sponsorship.
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(transitive, vulgar) To fellate.
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Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?
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(transitive) To leave.
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Let's blow this joint.
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To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
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1606, William Shakespeare, Antony
and Cleopatra, Act V, scene 2, line 55.
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Shall they hoist me up,
And show me to the shouting varletry
Of censuring Rome? Rather a ditch in Egypt
Be gentle grave unto me, rather on Nilus' mud
Lay me stark naked, and let the water-flies
Blow me into abhorring!
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1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 3 scene 1
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(FERDINAND)
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I am, in my condition,
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A prince, Miranda; I do think, a king;—
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I would not so!—and would no more endure
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This wooden slavery than to suffer
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The flesh-fly blow my mouth.
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(obsolete) To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
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(obsolete) To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
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(intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
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(transitive) To put out of breath; to
التي في فئةENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY 3
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - Etymology 3
Middle English _blowe_, _blaw_, northern variant of _blēwe_, from Proto-Germanic _*blewwaną_ (“to beat”) (compare Old Norse _blegði_ (“wedge”), German _bläuen_, Middle Dutch _blouwen_). Related to block.
NOUN
BLOW (_plural_ BLOWS)
* The act of striking or hitting.
_A fabricator is used to direct a sharp BLOW to the surface of the stone._
_During an exchange to end round 13, Duran landed a BLOW to the midsection._
* A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
* T. Arnold
A vigorous BLOW might win [Hanno's camp].
* A damaging occurrence.
_A further BLOW to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park._
* Shakespeare
a most poor man, made tame to fortune's BLOWS
SYNONYMS
* (The act of striking): bace, strike, hit, punch
* (A damaging occurrence): disaster, calamity
DERIVED TERMS
TRANSLATIONS
Middle English blowe, blaw, northern variant of blēwe, from Proto-Germanic *blewwaną (“to beat”) (compare Old Norse blegði (“wedge”), German bläuen, Middle Dutch blouwen). Related to block.
blow (plural blows)
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The act of striking or hitting.
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A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.
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During an exchange to end round 13, Duran landed a blow to the midsection.
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A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
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A damaging occurrence.
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A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.
التي في فئةENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY 4
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - Etymology 4
Middle English _blowen_, from Old English _blōwan_, from Proto-Germanic _*blōaną_ (compare Dutch _bloeien_, German _blühen_), from Proto-Indo-European _*bhel-_ 'to thrive, bloom' (compare Latin _florēre_ 'to bloom').
VERB
BLOW (_third-person singular simple present_ BLOWS, _present participle_ BLOWING, _simple past_ BLEW, _past participle_ BLOWN)
* To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
* 1599, William Shakespeare, _Much Ado About Nothing_, Act 4 Scene 1
You seem to me as Dian in her orb,
As chaste as is the bud ere it be BLOWN;
* 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 5
How BLOWS the citron grove.
* 1784, William Cowper, _Tirocinium; or, A Review of Schools_
Boys are at best but pretty buds UNBLOWN,
Whose scent and hues are rather guessed than known;
RELATED TERMS
* full-blown
TRANSLATIONS
NOUN
BLOW (_plural_ BLOWS)
* A mass or display of flowers; a yield.
* (Can we date this quote?) _Tatler_:
Such a BLOW of tulips.
* A display of anything brilliant or bright.
* A bloom, state of flowering.
_roses in full BLOW._
RELATED TERMS
* ablow
TRANSLATIONS
Middle English blowen, from Old English blōwan, from Proto-Germanic *blōaną (compare Dutch bloeien, German blühen), from Proto-Indo-European *bhel- 'to thrive, bloom' (compare Latin florēre 'to bloom').
blow (third-person singular simple present blows, present participle
blowing, simple past blew,
past participle blown)
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To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
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1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4 Scene 1
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You seem to me as Dian in her orb,
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As chaste as is the bud ere it be blown;
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1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 5
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How blows the citron grove.
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1784, William Cowper, Tirocinium; or, A Review of Schools
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Boys are at best but pretty buds unblown,
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Whose scent and hues are rather guessed than known;
blow (plural blows)
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A mass or display of flowers; a yield.
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A display of anything brilliant or bright.
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A bloom, state of flowering.
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roses in full blow.
التي في فئةENGLISH - ANAGRAMS
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - Anagrams
* bowl