blow down

1. (transitive)To knock over with an air current, most often wind.

   I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down.

   umwehen, umblasen, umpusten

2. (transitive)To clean off from top to bottom with an air current from a compressed air hose.

   Blow down this enclosure and do some chip handling before you run this machine any further.

3. Synonym of dirty down.

4. (US, dated, slang, transitive)To kill (someone) with a gun.

5. (US, dated, slang, transitive)To signal to someone by blowing into a whistle.

1. A number of trees were blown down.

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2. Many trees were blown down by the storm.

   deViele Bäume wurden durch den Sturm umgeweht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. We had our house blown down by the storm.

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4. Several trees blew down in our neighborhood during the storm.

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5. The tree was blown down.

   ruДерево было повалено ветром. — Tonari

   deDer Baum ist umgeweht worden. — Tamy

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irregular · Lesson

• blow upпідірвати, висадити в повітряUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, up.
• blow outдути, дмухатиTo extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
• blow overпройти, проходитиTo blow on something causing it to topple.
• blow offUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, off.
• blow onTo forcefully expel air from the lungs onto an object.
• blow inTo unexpectedly and casually arrive.
• blow downTo knock over with an air current, most often wind.
• blow awayUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, away.