blow

/bləʊ/ verb (past tense blew, past participle blown)

Definition

WIND [I] › If the wind blows, it moves and makes currents of air: A cool sea breeze was blowing.

PERSON [I] › to force air out through your mouth: She blew on her coffee before taking a sip.

blow sth down/across/off, etc › If the wind blows something somewhere, it makes it move in that direction: The storm blew trees across the road.

MOVE [I] › to move in the wind: branches blowing in the breeze

INSTRUMENT [I, T] › to make a sound by forcing air out of your mouth and through an instrument: Ann blew a few notes on the trumpet.

MAKE [T] › to make shapes out of something by blowing it: to blow bubbles

SPEND [T] informal › to spend a lot of money quickly and without considering it seriously: Lou blew all her prize money on a diamond necklace.

blow it/your chance(s) informal › If you blow it or blow your chance, you lose an opportunity to do something by doing or saying the wrong thing: I blew it when I criticized the way she ran the office. Tom blew his chances of getting the job by arriving late for the interview.

blow your nose › to clear your nose by forcing air through it into a handkerchief (= piece of cloth or soft paper)

ELECTRICITY [I, T] › If a piece of electrical equipment blows, it suddenly stops working because the electric current is too strong. → See also blow your mind → See also blow/get sth out of proportion

(Definition of blow verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)