Meaning & use
Blow
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To move air out from the mouth or produce a current of air, or to be moved by or as if by a current of air.
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The wind began to blow harder as the storm approached.
She had to blow out the candles before the smoke alarm went off.
A note on using this word
Highly versatile in English, 'blow' also functions as slang for cocaine and as a verb meaning to fail badly, as in 'blow a chance.'
Words with a similar meaning
gustpuff
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Another way to use it
2. verb
(informal) To squander or waste, especially money or an opportunity.
He blew his entire paycheck at the casino.
3. noun
(slang) Cocaine.
Police found a small bag of blow in the glove compartment.
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