blow away

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English - English
To kill (someone) by shooting them

The kid just blew the clerk away.

To cause to go away by blowing

He blew away the dust which had collected on the book.

To disperse or to depart on currents of air

I didn't have to rake. The leaves just blew away.

To flabbergast; to impress greatly

The critics were blown away by their latest album.

(Slang) kill; amaze (e.g.: "He blew my mind with his story")
blow away

    Hyphenation

    blow a·way

    Turkish pronunciation

    blō ıwey

    Pronunciation

    /ˈblō əˈwā/ /ˈbloʊ əˈweɪ/

    Etymology

    [ 'blO ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English blAwan; akin to Old High German blAen to blow, Latin flare, Greek phallos penis.
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