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.