blow

Definizione monolingua

blow

blow (third-person singular simple present blows, present participle blowing, simple past blew, past participle blown)

1. (intransitive) To produce an air current.
   • 1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear, act 3, sc. 2:

     ""Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!""

2. (transitive) To propel by an air current.

   Blow the dust off that book and open it up.

3. (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.

   The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.

4. (transitive) To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.
5. (transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
6. (intransitive) To make a sound as the result of being blown.

   In the harbor, the ships horns blew.

7. (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.

   Theres 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!"")

8. (intransitive) To explode.

   Get away from that burning gas tank! Its about to blow!

9. (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.

10. (transitive) To cause sudden destruction of.

    He blew the tires and the engine.

11. (intransitive) To suddenly fail destructively.

    He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line.

12. (intransitive, slang) To be very undesirable (see also suck).

    This blows!

13. (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.

14. (transitive, vulgar) To fellate.

    Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?

15. (transitive) To leave.

    Lets blow this joint.

blow (plural blows)

1. A strong wind.

   Were having a bit of a blow this afternoon.

2. (UK, informal) A chance to catch one’s breath.

   The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.

3. (uncountable, US, slang) Cocaine.
4. (uncountable, UK, slang) Cannabis.

Definizione dizionario blow

	soffiare
	to produce an air current
	Produrre una corrente d'aria.
	To produce an air current.

	colpo
	act of striking or hitting

	botta
	act of striking or hitting

	coca
	Un termine gergale per "cocaina".
	A street name for cocaine.

	esplòdere
	Produrre un'esplosione, che ha come risultato la distruzione dell'oggetto.
	To create an explosion, resulting in the destruction of the entity.

	fare un pompino
	Provocare un piacere sessuale a un uomo attraverso la stimolazione orale.
	To provide sexual gratification to a man through oral stimulation.

	neve
	Un termine gergale per "cocaina".
	A street name for cocaine.

	scoppio
	Potente colpo con un pugno o una pistola.
	A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.

	vento
	Movivento dell'aria causato dalla diversa pressione dell'atmosfera.
	The moving of air resulting from the difference in airpressure in the atmosphere.

ansare

ansimare

bacchettata

batosta

battuta

botto

castagna

cazzotto

ceffone

cioffià

collisione

deporre le uova

fendente

folata

gonfiare

mazzata

percossa

pugno

raffica

sberla

sbuffare

schiaffo

scoppiare

scoppola

sibilare

soffiata

soffio

soffià

sonare

spingere

svolazzare

tirare

vantarsi

Altri significati:

hit (on the body)

(intransitive) To suddenly fail destructively.

(transitive, with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.

to be propelled by an air current

(transitive) To propel by an air current.

chance to catch one’s breath

(UK, informal) A chance to catch one’s breath.

be very undesirable

(uncountable, UK, slang) Cannabis.

strong wind

A strong wind.

An unfortunate occurrence.

(transitive) To create or shape by blowing; as in '''to blow bubbles''' , '''to blow glass''' .

(intransitive) To explode.

(transitive, vulgar) To fellate.

blow (wind, etc.)

A mass or display of flowers; a yield.

to make a sound as if being blown

To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.

(transitive) To leave.

unfortunate occurrence

(uncountable, US, slang) Cocaine.

(intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.

(transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.

The act of striking or hitting.

(a) blow

(intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.

(of a cetacean) exhale visibly through the spout the seawater

to squander

(to) blow

(transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.

to leave

A display of anything brilliant or bright.

(intransitive) To produce an air current.

to fellate

to blow a musical instrument to make it give a sound

A bloom, state of flowering.

to create or shape by blowing

(intransitive, slang) To be very undesirable (see also suck).

(transitive) To cause sudden destruction of.

to propel by an air current

(intransitive) To make a sound as the result of being blown.

to explode

To show off.