blow

US /blo/

UK /bləʊ/

A2

verb

  • To move something using air
  • To make air come quickly out of your mouth
  • To clear something by forcing air through it
  • To (of wind) move and carry something along in a steady flow of air.
  • To send out air from the mouth.
  • (of a fuse) to melt or break, causing the electrical circuit to stop working
  • To waste (an opportunity).
  • To send a kiss through the air.

noun

  • Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
  • Act of making air come out of your mouth
  • A hit or strike from an object
  • A forceful strike or punch.

phrasal verb

  • To destroy (something) with explosives.

Examples

He killed the man with a single blow of his cricket bat.

The children came to blows over the new toy.