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"The undercover officer had to be extra careful not to get caught dealing blow at the local park."
A strong wind.
"The greenhouse was filled with a spectacular blow of tulips after weeks of careful tending."
The act of striking or hitting.
A mass or display of flowers; a yield.
In plain English: A blow is a hard hit or strike, like when someone punches you or an object hits you with force.
"The sudden wind blow knocked over the potted plant on the porch."
Usage: Use "blow" to refer specifically to a sudden gust of wind or an impact, not to a cluster of flowers or agricultural yield. Those meanings belong to the related word "bloom," which sounds similar but refers to flowering plants and their production.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
"I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"
"the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
"After a long day at work, he decided to blow his girlfriend instead of going straight to bed."
leave; informal or rude
"shove off!"
"The children shoved along"
"Blow now!"
"let's blow this place"
cause to be revealed and jeopardized
"The story blew their cover"
"The double agent was blown by the other side"
To produce an air current.
"The warm spring winds began to blow, causing the cherry trees to burst into vibrant pink blossoms overnight."
To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
In plain English: To blow means to push air out of your mouth or nose, often with force.
"The strong wind blew the leaves off the trees."
Usage: In everyday usage, "blow" means to propel air forcefully, not to make something flower. Use this verb to describe wind moving objects or air escaping from an opening, as in "the wind blew the leaves" or "he blew out the candle."
Blue.
"The sky turned an ominous blue just before the storm blew through town."
In plain English: Blow (adj: Blue.) Plain English Definition: "Blow" used to describe the color blue is an older, informal term for that color.
"The blow was a surprise to everyone watching."
Usage: The word "blow" is never used as an adjective to mean blue; this appears to be a confusion with the color name itself or a mishearing of words like "blue." As a verb, "blow" describes forcing air out of the mouth, while the adjective form for the color is simply "blue."
A surname.
"My neighbor, Mr. Blow, waved from his porch as I walked by."
The word "blow" comes from the Old English blāwan, which originally meant to breathe, inflate, or sound an instrument. It traveled into modern English through Middle English while retaining its core meaning of forcing air out.