blow

English - Turkish

Definition of blow in English Turkish dictionary

Ben dünyadaki tüm kuşların efendisiyim ve sadece düdüğüme üflemek zorundayım ve her biri bana gelecektir. - I am master of all the birds in the world, and have only to blow my whistle and every one will come to me.

esmek

{i} darbe

Tom kafasından ağır bir darbe aldı. - Tom received a heavy blow on the head.

Haber ona bir darbe oldu. - The news was a blow to him.

{f} kaçırmak (fırsat)

{i} esinti

{f} kaçmak

unutulmak

baltalama

{i} rüzgâr

Bütün gece rüzgar sert esiyordu. - It was blowing hard all night.

Rüzgar şiddetli esiyordu ve daha da kötüsü, yağmur yağmaya başladı. - The wind was blowing violently, and to make matters worse, it began raining.

{i} yüksekten atma

{f} fışkırmak

üf

Mumu üfleyip söndürme. - Don't blow out the candle.

Çocuklar kabarcıklar üflüyor. - The children are blowing bubbles.

{f} uçurmak; uçmak: The wind has blown off the chimney cowl. Rüzgâr bacanın külahını uçurdu

{i} yumruk

Tom, Noel yemeğinde ofisteki bir arkadaşı ile yumruk yumruğa girdi. - Tom came to blows with a colleague at the office Christmas lunch.

Bizi yumruk yumruğa getiren neydi? - What made us come to blows?

{i} şanssızlık

{f} su fışkırtmak (balina)

{f} soluk soluğa kalmak

{f} çarçur etmek (Argo)

{i} şok

Bu beni hâlâ şok ediyor. - It still blows my mind.

{f} patlamak

{f} çiçek açmak

darbe/rüzgar

{f} kahretmek

{f} atmak (sigorta)

(Askeri) SADME, ÇARPMA, TAARRUZ: Bak. "counter blow"

{i} övünme

{i} hamle

{i} felâket

dili övünme

{f} çalmak

{f} yelpazelemek

{f} körüklemek

at one blow bir hamlede

{f} çiçeklenmek

blow uç/çiçek ver/es/uçur

{i} darbe, vuruş

{i} üfleme

Cam üfleme teknikleri icat edildiğinde cam Roma döneminde önemli ölçüde gelişti. - Glass developed dramatically in the Roman era when glass blowing techniques were invented.

{f} solumak

{f} (blew, --n)

{i} çalma

ani gelen bela

(Tıp) Üflemek, dışarıya doğru kuvvetle soluk vermek

come to blows kavgaya tutuşmak

{f} küfretmek

(Argo) oral seks

(Fiili Deyim ) üfleyip söndürmek , patlamak

blow out

üfleyip söndürmek (mum)

Patlatarak parçalara ayırmak

içeri doldurmak (rüzgâr)

(Konuşma Dili) deşarj olmak

blow off steam

(Konuşma Dili) içini döküp rahatlamak

blow off steam

(Konuşma Dili) içini dökerek rahatlamak

blow one's lid/stack

(Argo) çılgına dönmek

blow over

sona ermek

blow to pieces

Patlatarak parçalara ayırmak

blow to smithereens

Patlatarak parçalara ayırmak

fırtına halinde esmek (rüzgâr)

blow hard

övün

blow hot and cold

daldan dala konmak

blow hot and cold

kararsız olmak

blow hot and cold

duraksamak

blow hot and cold about

bir iyi bir kötü davranmak

blow hot and cold about

ağzını açıp gözünü yummak

blow one's nose

fınkırmak

blow one's own horn

yüksekten atmak

blow one's own horn

övünmek

blow one's own trumpet

özünü göklere çıkarmak

kimliğini ortaya çıkarmak

Balon şişirmek, sakızla balon şişirmek

blow a fuse

(deyim) Sigortaları atmak, çok kızmak

blow a gasket

Conta yakmak

If I use more speedy that car, I'd probably blow a gasket.

vay canına, vay anasına

blow molding

(Mühendislik) hava basınçlı kalıplama

blow money on

bir şeye fütursuzca para harcamak

blow of the hammer

çekiç darbe

blow off

İNFİLAKLA AYıRMA, İNFİLAKLA AYRıLMA (HV.): Bir alet kısmı veya parçanın, bir infilak kuvveti uygulamak suretiyle, bir roket aracının geri kalan kısmından maksatlı olarak ayrılması

blow off

Kontrolünü kaybedip bağırıp çağırmak

blow off

(Tarım) Püskürtmeli dağıtım, tarımda suyun püskürtülmesi suretiyle dağılımı

blow on something

şeyler darbe

blow one's chance

(deyim) Eline geçen bir fırsatı kaçırmak

blow one's own trumpet

(deyim) Övünmek, böbürlenmek

blow one's top, stack

tepesi atmak

blow out of proportion

oran darbe çıkışı

blow out of proportion

(deyim) Abartmak, aşırı tepki göstermek

I don't think we need to blow it out of proportion. There's a problem, and we should fix it.

blow s.o.´s mind

k. dili 1. birini çok heyecanlandırmak. 2. birini çok şaşırtmak. 3. birine çok keyif vermek

blow s.t./s.o. to smithereens

bir şeyi/birini paramparça etmek

blow someone's socks off

(deyim) Birini hayrete düşürmek, hayran bırakmak

blow someone's socks off

Birini etkilemek

blow something out of proportion

(deyim) Abartmak, aşırı tepki göstermek

I don't think we need to blow it out of proportion. There's a problem, and we should fix it.

blow sth up

(fotoğraf, vb.) büyütmek

(deyim) (blow the whistle on someone) Ele vermek, ihbar etmek

blow this joint

(deyim) Bir yeri terk etmek, hemen ayrılmak/gitmek

1. Let's blow this joint and go out for a hamburger and a beer. 2. Lets blow this joint before the pigs find us!.

(deyim) ayrıntılarıyla

kuvvetle soluk vermek

{i} esen

Esen rüzgara engel olamazsın; fakat yel değirmeni inşa edebilirsin. - You can't stop the wind from blowing, but you can build windmills.

Kuzeyden esen soğuk bir rüzgar vardı. - There was a cold wind blowing from the north.

(Ev ile ilgili) saç kurutma makinası

blow off

Sesli şekilde osurmak

you should blow your nose when you have cold.

Rüzgar söğütlere eser. - The wind blows in the willows.

Okyanustan gelen bir rüzgâr, yılın bu zamanında eser. - A wind from the ocean blows at this time of the year.

blew

f., bak. blow

blew

blow uç/çiçek ver/es/uçur

blow dry

fön çekmek

blow dry

saç kurutma makinesi ile kurutmak

Saçımı kurutmak için saç kurutma makinesi kullanırım. - I use a blow dryer to dry my hair.

English - English

Definition of blow in English English dictionary: To make a sound as the result of being blown
In the harbor, the ships' horns blew.; Cocaine; A bloom, state of flowering
roses in full blow.; An unfortunate occurrence
A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.; To be propelled by an air current
The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.; To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding
There she blows! (i.e. I see a whale spouting!).; To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument; To leave
Let's blow this joint.; To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom
How blows the citron grove.; To be very undesirable (see also suck)
This blows!.; To produce an air current
Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!.; The act of striking or hitting
During an exchange to end round 13, Duran landed a blow to the mid-section.; A display of anything brilliant or bright; To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed
The aerosol can was blown to bits.; To fellate
Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?.; To cause sudden destruction of
He blew the tires and the engine.; To suddenly fail destructively
He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line.; To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass; A chance to catch one’s breath
The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.; To recklessly squander
We blew an opportunity to get benign corporate sponsorship.; Cannabis; A mass or display of flowers; a yield
Such a blow of tulips.; To propel by an air current
Blow the dust off that book and open it up.; To explode
Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow!.; A strong wind
We're having a bit of a blow this afternoon.; To spout water, etc; {v} to make a current of air, impel by wind, move as air, pant, sound with wind, blossom, swell, deposit an egg as a fly; {n} a stroke, misfortune, gale of wind, egg of a fly; An egg, or a larva, deposited by a fly on or in flesh, or the act of depositing it; A forcible stroke with the hand, fist, or some instrument, as a rod, a club, an ax, or a sword; To create or shape by blowing; as, to blow bubbles, to blow glass; To talk loudly; to boast; to storm; To deposit eggs or larvæ upon, or in meat, etc; A blowing, esp; To depart A Scientologist who leaves the cult is said to have "blown" The goal of NOTs auditing is to get body thetans to blow, i e , to depart the pre-OT; To squander; from the blowholes, as a whale; To cause to blossom; to put forth (blossoms or flowers); melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"; cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"; To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue; as, to blow a horse; spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"; be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"; To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; - - usually with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a building; allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse"; A blossom; a flower; also, a state of blossoming; a mass of blossoms; spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew"; To cause air to pass through by the action of the mouth, or otherwise; to cause to sound, as a wind instrument; as, to blow a trumpet; to blow an organ; To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth or from a pair of bellows; forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"; to move rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows; show off; The infliction of evil; a sudden calamity; something which produces mental, physical, or financial suffering or loss esp; The act of forcing air from the mouth, or through or from some instrument; as, to give a hard blow on a whistle or horn; to give the fire a blow with the bellows; lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow"; A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault; A missed spare (error, miss, open); To be carried or moved by the wind; as, the dust blows in from the street; when sudden; a buffet; a violent blowing of the wind; a gale; as, a heavy blow came on, and the ship put back to port; street names for cocaine; free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose"; To smoke; It is the discharging of the pressure and contents of the digester in to Blow Tank; The spouting of a whale; To clear of contents by forcing air through; as, to blow an egg; to blow one's nose; an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"; cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side"; burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire"; To inflate, as with pride; to puff up
blow a backsight: To occupy a point, then enter the wrong point for the backsight, or forget to enter the backsight
blow a fuse: To lose one's temper; to become enraged
When he learned that his daughter had eloped, he blew a fuse.
blow a fuse: To cause fuse (or circuit-breaker) to sacrifice itself by overloading the circuit it protects
blow a gasket: To cause the seal made by a gasket to fail
blow a gasket: To become very angry or upset
The father blew a gasket when he saw his son's poor report card.
blow a kiss: To kiss one's hand, then blow on the hand in a direction towards the recipient
We haven't yet kissed, but she blew me a kiss as the train pulled out of the station. That meant a lot to me.
blow away: To kill (someone) by shooting them
The kid just blew the clerk away.
blow away: To cause to go away by blowing
He blew away the dust which had collected on the book.
blow away: To disperse or to depart on currents of air
I didn't have to rake. The leaves just blew away.
blow away: To flabbergast; to impress greatly
The critics were blown away by their latest album.
blow chunks: To be very bad, inadequate, unpleasant, or miserable; to thoroughly suck
The old version was okay, but the new version blows chunks.
blow chunks: To suffer from explosive diarrhea
blow chunks: To vomit chunks of undigested food
blow down: To knock over from wind
I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down.
blow dryer: Alternative spelling of blow-dryer
blow dryers: plural form of blow dryer
blow football: An indoor tabletop game, normally for children, simulating football (soccer), in which plastic straws are blown through in order to move a small ball and score goals
blow hot and cold: To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion
The Xinhua commentary said that Chen blows hot and cold, behaves capriciously and is a hard man to trust..
blow it: to fail at something; to mess up; to make a mistake
I blew it and forgot to start the spaghetti, so I had plenty of sauce and no pasta.
blow off: to pass gas; to break wind
blow off: to shirk or disregard (a duty or person)
We've both been blowing off Peter all day: he's really boring.
blow off: To shoot something with a gun, causing it to come disconnected
Her leg was blown off by a landmine.
blow off: To vent, usually, to reduce pressure in a container
The radioactivity was released when they blew off steam from the containment vessel.
blow off steam: To rant or shout in order to relieve stress; to vent
Don’t take it personally when he shouts like that. He’s just blowing off steam.
blow one's cool: Alternative form of lose one's cool
blow one's nose: To expel mucus or other matter from one’s nasal passages, via one’s nostril, by force of lung power
blow one's top: to be explosively angry. To lose one's temper
When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he just blew his top.
blow out: To extinguish something, especially a flame
He blew out the match.
blow out: In a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin
The No. 1-rated football team proceeded to blow out its undermanned opponent.
blow out: To deflate quickly on being punctured
The tire blew out on a corner.
blow out of proportion: To overreact to or overstate; to treat too seriously or be overly concerned with
I don't think we need to blow it out of proportion. There's a problem, and we should fix it.
blow over: To blow on something causing it to topple
The wind blow over the pole.
blow over: To pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down
You cannot simply wait for a problem like that to blow over.
blow smoke: To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense
Are these statistics they cite verifiable, or are they just blowing smoke, trying to scare people?.
blow smoke up someone's ass: Alternative form of blow smoke
blow someone out of the water: To trounce; to defeat someone thoroughly, at a game or in battle
With a garden hose, you can blow your opponent out of the water, if he only has a squirt gun.
blow someone's mind: To astonish someone, to flabbergast someone
blow the whistle: To disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency
In some jurisdictions, it is illegal to fire a person for blowing the whistle on an employer.
blow the whistle: To make a piercing sound which signals a referee's action or the end of a game
blow this for a game of soldiers: Expressing exasperation or impatience with a situation
blow this pop stand: To exit or remove oneself from a less than exciting location or environment
I'm bored out of my mind, let's blow this pop stand.
blow this popsicle stand: To leave an establishment speedily
Well, we've been at this bar for two hours; let's blow this popsicle stand and go to the nightclub.
blow up: To fail disastrously
blow up: To suddenly get very angry
Dad blew up at me when I told him I was pregnant.
blow up: To inflate or fill with air
Blow up the balloons.
blow up: To explode or be destroyed by explosion
Why do cars in movies always blow up when they fall off a cliff?.
blow up: To enlarge or zoom in
Blow up the picture to get a better look at their faces.
blow up: To become popular very quickly
This album is about to blow up; they’re being promoted on MTV.
blow up: To explode something or somebody or destroy something or injure or kill somebody by explosion
More civilians than soldiers have been blown up by anti-personnel mines.
blow up in one's face: To fail disastrously
If I took the risk to speak with my friend and the whole thing blew up in my face, I'd probably feel ashamed and exposed whenever I thought about it for a very, very long time.
blow-by: in an internal combustion engine, any burnt or unburnt matter escaping from the cylinder, past the (worn) rings on the piston, and into the crankcase
blow-by-blow: Detailing every action or occurrence completely
He gave a blow-by-blow account of the entire trip.
blow-by-blow: An account, description, or commentary including every detail of the action or event
The media published a blow-by-blow of the trial as it happened.
blow-dried: Being or appearing well-groomed but superficial or vacuous
blow-dried: Simple past tense and past participle of blow-dry
blow-dry: An instance of blow-drying
She went to the hairdresser's for a haircut, shampooing and a blow-dry.
blow-dry: To dry with a hair dryer
blow-dryer: An electrical device used for drying hair
blow-up: Inflatable; able to be blown up
The kids played with blow-up sea-monster in the pool.
blow-up: An enlargement (e.g. of a photo)
Make a blow-up of the chart so we have more room to draw on it.
blow-up: An explosion (physical or emotional)
I heard Jen's blow-up from the next room.
blow off: come off due to an explosion or other strong force
blow away: (Slang) kill; amaze (e.g.: "He blew my mind with his story")
blow job: fellatio, oral sex performed on a male (Vulgar Slang)
blow job: the practice of touching a man's sexual organs with your lips and tongue to give him sexual pleasure
blow the whistle: cause an action or situation to stop by revealing it to opposing parties; blow a whistle to indicate the start or finish of a game or a time-out in an activity
blow to bits: Explode someone or something into tiny pieces
blow to pieces: Explode someone or something into tiny pieces
blow to smithereens: Explode someone or something into tiny pieces
blow a fuse: (deyim) Lose one's temper
blow a gasket: (deyim) Lose one's temper
blow job: oral sex performed upon the penis
blow off some steam: (deyim) Fig. to work or play off excess energy: Those boys need to get out and let off some steam. Go out and let off steam!
blow off some steam: (deyim) Fig. to release one's pent-up emotions, such as anger, usually verbally: I'm sorry I yelled at you. I guess I needed to let off some steam. She's not that mad. She's just letting off steam
blow off some steam: (deyim) to do or say something that helps you to get rid of strong feelings or energy: Meetings give people the chance to let off steam if something has been bothering them for a long time. After a long journey, the kids need to run around a bit and let off steam. I've told her she can call me and talk any time she wants to blow off steam
blow off some steam: (deyim) Lit. [for something] to release steam: The locomotive let off some steam after it came to a halt. With a great hiss, it let off steam and frightened the children
blow off steam: (deyim) to do or say something that helps you to get rid of strong feelings or energy: Meetings give people the chance to let off steam if something has been bothering them for a long time. After a long journey, the kids need to run around a bit and let off steam. I've told her she can call me and talk any time she wants to blow off steam
blow off steam: (deyim) Fig. to work or play off excess energy: Those boys need to get out and let off some steam. Go out and let off steam!
blow out of proportion: (deyim) Treat something as more serious than it really is
blow someone's socks off: Amaze or impress someone
blow something off: (deyim) Ignore or fail to attend something
blow something out of proportion: (deyim) Treat something as more serious than it really is
Aren't you getting things rather out of proportion?.
blow something out of proportion: (deyim) To overreact or overstate something; to treat something too seriously or worry too much about it
I don't think we need to blow it out of proportion. There's a problem, and we should fix it.
blow the joint: (deyim) Leave an area quickly
blow the whistle: (deyim) Bring (an illicit activity) to an end by informing on the person responsible; call public or official attention to something (as a wrongdoing) kept secret ― usually used with on
blow this joint: (deyim) Leave an area quickly
blow up at: (deyim) Suddenly become angry and shout at someone
blow up in someone’s face: (deyim) If your plans blow up in your face, they do not happen as you expected and cause a lot of problems
blow-by-blow: A blow-by-blow account of an event describes every stage of it in great detail. She wanted a blow-by-blow account of what happened. a blow-by-blow account/description etc an account that includes all the details of an event exactly as they happened
blow-by-blow: providing great detail; "a blow-by-blow account of the movie
blow-by-blow: providing great detail; "a blow-by-blow account of the movie"
blow-by-blow: {s} in great detail
blown: Past participle of blow
blown: panting and out of breath
a blow: {n} slap
blow job: slang term for fellatio
blow off steam: (deyim) Lit. [for something] to release steam: The locomotive let off some steam after it came to a halt. With a great hiss, it let off steam and frightened the children
blow off steam: (deyim) Fig. to release one's pent-up emotions, such as anger, usually verbally: I'm sorry I yelled at you. I guess I needed to let off some steam. She's not that mad. She's just letting off steam
blow this joint: (deyim) Leave this building, quit this place
I'm sick of playing billiards. Let's blow this joint.
A blow: dub
A blow: stroke
A blow: dunt
A blow: wallop
a blow by blow account: account in great detail
blew: Blew is the past tense of blow. the past tense of blow
blew: of Blow
blew: simple past of
blow dry: dry hair using a blow-dryer
blow dryer: a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair
blow in: begin to produce oil (refers to oil wells); (Slang) arrive unexpected or enter a place casually (e.g."She blew in from Montreal at midnight")
blow in: (Slang used in Australia & New Zealand) unexpected visitor, person who just arrived (usually one who is unwelcome or not well-known)
blow molding: A plastics-forming process that uses compressed air to shape the final product by expanding it to fit the mold
blow molding: The process of forming hollow articles by expanding a hot plastic element called a parison against the internal surfaces of a mold
blow molding: A method of fabrication in which a warm plastic hollow tube is placed between the two halves of a mold (cavity) and, by using air pressure, the hollow tube is forced to assume the shape of the cavity The air pressure is introduced through the inside of the hollow tube The air pressure forces the plastic against the surface of the mold that defines the shape of the container
blow molding: A method of fabrication in which a warm plastic parison (hollow tube) is placed between the two halves of a mold cavity and forced to assume the shape of that mold cavity by the use of air pressure Pressurized air is introduced into the inside of the parison through a blow pin thereby forcing the plastic parison against the surface of the mold that defines the shape of the product
blow molding: A widely used process for the production of hollow thermoplastic shapes The process is divided into two general categories: extrusion blow molding and injection blow molding These processes are typically used to manufacture plastic bottles and containers (Modern Plastics Encyclopedia 1995) Extrusion Blow Molding: A parison or tube of plastic material is dropped or lowered from an extruder Mold halves close around the parison, which is then expanded against the cavity wall by the injection of air (Modern Plastics Encyclopedia 1995)
blow off: {f} shed a duty responsibility (e.g.: "Tom blew off work for two days")
blow off steam: {f} relieve pressure, relieve stress; let out energy, use up excess energy
blow out: melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"
blow out: 1. If you blow out a flame or a candle, you blow at it so that it stops burning. I blew out the candle. see also blowout
blow out: turn out, turn off, extinguish (e.g. a candle)
blow out: erupt in an uncontrolled manner; "The oil well blew out"
blow out: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"
blow out: erupt in an uncontrolled manner; "The oil well blew out
blow over: If something such as trouble or an argument blows over, it ends without any serious consequences. Wait, and it'll all blow over
blow over: be forgotten, end
blow over: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
blow torch: torch that shoots out a hot flame
blow up: If a wind or a storm blows up, the weather becomes very windy or stormy. A storm blew up over the mountains
blow up: If someone blows something up or if it blows up, it is destroyed by an explosion. He was jailed for 45 years for trying to blow up a plane Their boat blew up as they slept
blow up: make large; "blow up an image
blow up: an enlargement
blow up: To become fatigued or exhausted The Ultimate Warrior was said to be one of a number of wrestlers who blows up on the entry ramp
blow up: to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
blow up: If a photographic image is blown up, a large copy is made of it. The image is blown up on a large screen. two blown up photos of Paddy. see also blow-up
blow up: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
blow up: What happens when a ISSUE escalates from something no one knows about to something everyone knows about and threatens to bring down a minister or government The beleaguered member hopes that the controversy blows over and is soon forgotten (Added December 2002)
blow up: To become cardiovascularly exhausted in a match
blow up: make large; "blow up an image"
blow up: If you blow up at someone, you lose your temper and shout at them. I'm sorry I blew up at you When Myra told Karp she'd expose his past, he blew up. = explode
blow up: fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
blow up: If you blow up something such as a balloon or a tyre, you fill it with air. Other than blowing up a tyre I hadn't done any car maintenance
blow up: an enlargement, most frequently of a graphic image or photograph
blow up: fill with air (e.g. a ballon); enlarge; exaggerate; lose one's temper; cause something to explode; explode
blow up: add details to
blow up: cause to explode; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
blow up: v i to become fatigued or exhausted The Ultimate Warrior was said to be one of a number of wrestlers who blows up on the entry ramp
blow up: A photographic enlargement
blow up: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
blow up: A sudden increase in fire intensity and rate of spread, sufficient to preclude fire control, or to upset existing suppression plans It is often accompanied by powerful convection

blow

Turkish pronunciation

blō

Synonyms

strike, hit, punch, disaster, calamity, draft, flurry, gale, gust, hurricane, puff, squall, strong breeze, tempest, typhoon

Antonyms

good fortune, luck, arrive, come, come in, do well, succeed, save

Pronunciation

/ˈblō/ /ˈbloʊ/

Etymology

[ blO ] (verb.) before 12th century. From Old English blāwan, from Proto-Germanic *blēanan (compare German blähen), from Proto-Indo-European *bhle- 'to swell, blow up' (compare Latin flare 'to blow', Armenian bełun 'fertile').