blow
A strong windA strong wind.
» The wind is blowing from the east.
Der Wind weht von Osten. — samueldora
Der Wind weht aus Ost. — Esperantostern
Ветер дует с востока. — marafon
Вітер дує зі сходу. — deniko
Вітер віє зі сходу. — deniko
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16 senses(countable, uncountable)A strong wind.
We’re having a bit of a blow this afternoon.
Böe, Bö
a strong current of air
(countable, informal, uncountable)A chance to catch one's breath.
The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.
переды́шкаperedýška
(US, slang, uncountable)Powder cocaine.
street names for cocaine
(UK, slang, uncountable)Cannabis.
(slang, uncountable)Heroin.
(countable, informal, uncountable, vulgar)A blowjob; fellatio.
His girlfriend gave him a blow.
(countable, uncountable)An instance of using high-pressure air to empty water from the ballast tanks of a submarine, increasing the submarine's buoyancy and causing it to surface.
An instance of 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.
Schlag
уда́рudár
уда́рudár
A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
A damaging occurrence.
A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.
Rückschlag
уда́рudár
уда́рudár
(Australia, historical)A cut made to a sheep's fleece by a shearer using hand-shears.
(Australia, New Zealand)An outcrop of quartz from surrounding rock, thought to indicate mineral deposits below.
Examples
1196 sentencesThe wind is blowing from the east.
Вітер дує зі сходу. — deniko
ruВетер дует с востока. — marafon
deDer Wind weht von Osten. — samueldora
The wind is blowing from the north.
Вітер дує з півночі. — deniko
ruВетер дует с севера. — marafon
deDer Wind weht von Norden her. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I blew on my hands to warm them.
Я подув собі на руки, щоб зігріти їх. — deniko
ruЯ подул себе на руки, чтобы согреть их. — odexed
She had her hat blown off by the wind.
Їй здуло вітром капелюха. — Qermit
ruУ неё сдуло ветром шляпку. — sharptoothed
Tom took the candle from Mary and blew it out.
Том взяв у Мері свічку й задув її. — deniko
ruТом взял у Мэри свечу и задул её. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English blowen, from Old English blāwan (“to blow, breathe, inflate, sound”),From Middle English blowen, from Old English blāwan (“to blow, breathe, inflate, sound”), from Proto-West Germanic *blāan, from Proto-Germanic *blēaną (“to blow”) (compare German blähen), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to swell, blow up”) (compare Latin flō (“to blow”) and Old Armenian բեղուն (bełun, “fertile”)).
From Middle English blowe, blaw, northern variant of blēwe, from Proto-Germanic *blewwaną (“to beat”) (compare Old Norse blegði (“wedge”), German einbläuen, Middle Dutch blouwen). Related to block.
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Forms
plural: blowsSynonyms
123 synonyms- forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth:puff
- an impact (as from a collision):bump
- street names for cocaine:cokenose candysnowC
- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise:shock
- a strong current of air:gustblast
- an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating:reversereversalsetbackblack eye
Word family
38 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- wind blew
- wind is blowing
- the wind blew
- blew out the
- blew his nose
- blew up the
- hat blown off
- was blown off
- blew out all
- blew the balloons
- blew on his
- one who blew