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`itself out) 6 £ to cause (a pneumatic tire or other container)
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`blottingly
`blow out
`10 feet long through which a projectile (as a poisoned dart)
`plot-ting-ly adv : with blots : in a blotting style or manner
`<he dlew his pay at the gambling tables) b$ te treat with
`plotting pad n 3 a pad of blotting paper
`may be impelled by the force of the breath 2 3 a device used
`unusual or
`lavish expenditure — used with to (come on,
`plotting paper” : a soft spongy unsized paper used to absorb
`ri ~ you to a steak) (I maylive on beans for a month, but
`for cleaning or spraying with a blast (as of air or liquid)
`ink from freshly writtenmanuscript
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`plowhard \'-,«\ 2-8 ['blow + hard (adv.)]} BRAGGART
`__
`I’m going to ~ myself to a really good handbag now)
`103: to
`Dlowhole \'s,«\ 71 -s_ 1: a hole in a metalingot or casting
`plot-to \'bliid-(,)5, -4(,)t6\, adj [prob.irreg. fr. *blot] 1 slang
`cause (a fuse) to blow 11 :to rupture (as a seal or cover)
`: completely drunk $ made unconscious by drink 2 slang
`by too muchpressure (the engine blew a head gasket) 12 slang
`caused by a bubbleof gas captured in-the solidifying metal and
`¢ CONFUSED, DISORDERED, UNCONSCIOUS
`constituting a flaw or defect 2 : a nostril in the top of the
`: to lose control of (2 winning position)
`3 toss away $ MIS-
`head of a whale or other cetacean, there being two in the whale-
`PLAY, MUFF (two chances to win and
`he blew them both)
`plot-ty \'blid-é,-até\ adj, often -er/-est ['blot + -y] 3 covered
`or disfigured with blots : DAUBY
`.
`bone whales and only one in the toothed whales and related
`<~ an easy putt) 13: to leave esp. hurriedly he blew town
`forms 3 : a hole or fissure in rocks along a shore through
`plou-bis-Kop \'blad,biskep\2” -s
`[Afrik,
`fr. blow blue (fr.
`after running uphuge bills) — blow a fuse or blow a gasket
`MD 51a, blau) + biskop; akin to OHG bldo blue — more at
`which incoming waves force air to rush upward or water to
`slang $ to exhibit anger $ become enraged : make a big fuss
`BLUE] Africa } BLACK BISKOP
`spout intermittently 4 : a hole in the ice to which aquatic
`<when he saw what they had done he like to blew a fuse)
`mammals (as whales or seals) come to breathe
`Iplouse \"blaiz\ var of BLOWZE
`— blow great guns of wind : to blow furiously and with
`roaring gusts — blow hot and cold : to béfavorable at one mo-
`blowier comparative of BLOWY
`aplouse \'blaus, ‘blauz\
`7», pi blouses \"blaussz, -auzdz\
`blowiest superiative of BLOWY
`ment and adverse the next $ react or respond both favorably
`[E] 1 :.a loose overgarment like a shirt or
`blow in vi
`1 slang: to appear or arrive casually or unex-
`smock, hiplength to calf-length, belted or
`and unfavorably $ sHILLy-sHALLY — blow intoslang 3 to ap-
`unbelted, and worn esp. by workmen,artists,
`pear or arrive at casually or unexpectedly <he just blew into
`pectedly <he blew in last night about eight) 2 of an oil well
`2 to come into production ¢ start discharging oil and gas ~ vt
`townlast night) — blow one’s horn or blow one’s own horn
`and peasants 2 : the dress and undress uni-
`3 to start (a blast furnace) in operation — opposed to blow out
`:to praise oneself : boast of one’s achievements — blow one’s
`form coat of the U.S. Army; also ; the upper
`blow-ing \'bloin, -En\ 2 -s [ME, fr. OF blawung, fr. blawan to
`outer garment of any uniform <a postman’s
`lines 1 theater 3 to forget one’s lines or make an error in
`blow + -ung -ing — more at BLOW] 1: a noise caused by the
`speaking them 2 3 to deviate from an announced or pre-
`gray ~>
`3.3 a usu.
`loose-fitting garment
`scribed course $ fall into inconsistency ¢ FALTER <before the
`covering the body from the neck to the waist
`forcible ejection of air, steam, or gas_ 2 : a soundthatis habit-
`ually produced by the vibration ofthe nostrils in some horses
`or just below, made with or without a collar,
`week was out he had blown his lines as president and perhaps
`sleeves, or belt, and worn over or tucked in-
`during breathing and is not considered an unsoundness or
`blown the Democratic party out of office —Time) — blow
`associated with roaring 3 $a step in the processing of textile
`one’s top or blow one’s lid or blow one’s stack slang : to
`side a waistband (as of a skirt) 4 3a bloused
`fibers, fabrics, or furs in which air or steam is forced through
`draping of cloth (as in a coat or dress)
`lose control of oneself: a3 to become furiously angry ¢ bein-
`the material 4 :a process of forming hollow wares (as of plas-
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`3plouse \“\ vi -ED/-ING/-s 1+:to fall in folds coherent with rage b$ to go crazy : become insane — blow
`tic) by use of internal pressure (as of compressed air) to press
`like those of a loose blouse when closely
`the lid : to expose something to view — usu. used with off <this
`the material against the inside of a mold — called also blow
`belted — used of textiles and garments <the
`book blew the lid off the secret corruption and gangsterism in
`molding
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`new coats ~ gracefully above the hipline>
`these unions) — blow the whistle slang : BETRAY,
`INFORM
`— blow upon : to bring into disrepute or discredit : render un-
`2: proop, BAG (sails bellying and blous-
`blowing adder or blowing viper 7 [so calledfr. its habit of
`distending the surface of its head before striking] : HOGNOSE
`savory or worthless $ BLEMISH, TAINT, DEFAME <the reputation
`ing in a fitful breeze)
`SNAKE
`of her house, which was never blown upon before, was utterly
`destroyed —Henry Fielding)
`blouse 2 : made with fullness like that of a
`blowing agent n : a substance (as sodium bicarbonate) that
`produces gas used in making expandedcellular or spongy prod-
`blouse 3
`having a bulge or droop similar
`2blow \“\ n -s 13 a blowing of wind esp. when strong or
`ucts (as of rubber)
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`to the effect of a blouse belted at the waist
`violent $ WINDSTORM, GALE <recurrent ~s sweep the coastal
`islands bare) 2 : the act of certain insects of depositing eggs
`blowing cave or blowing cavern n : a cave into or from which
`blous-ette \blau'set, -'zet\ n -s [@blouse +
`a strong currentof air passes
`.
`-etfe} 2. a woman’s sleeveless blouse
`or larvae; sometimes ¢ a larva so deposited (as in a wound) —
`used chiefly of blowflies and flesh flies 3 a@ $ BOASTING, BRAG
`.
`thlousy var of BLOWSY
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`_,
`blowing charge n : a smali charge of powder or of a mixture
`Db slang $ BOASTER 4 @ $ an act or instance of forcing air
`of powderand coal dust having just sufficient strength to blow
`2blousy also blous-ey \'blausé,
`-auzé, -i\ adj blousier;
`through or from some instrument (give the fire a ~ with the
`out the fuse plug of a shell without rupturing the shell
`plousiest [*blouse + -y]: like a blouse $ BLOUsED
`plowing cone 7 : a small volcanic cone built up of congealed
`bellows) <a single loud ~ of his horn) b ¢ forcible ejection of
`plou-wil-de-bees-oog \‘blau,vilda,basok\ a -s [Afrik,
`fr.
`drops of lava from which steam or other vapors escape ~— com-
`blouwildebees brindled gnu + oog eye, fr. MD 6ghe,; akin to
`air from the body (as in freeing the nose of mucus and debris)
`Pare DRIBLET CONE
`<Junior, give your nose a good ~ before we start) § : the
`OE gage eye —- more at BLUE WILDEBEEST, EYE] Africa 3 a
`blowing iron 7 ; BLowpire 4
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`spouting of a whale 6 a? a short rest $ BREATHING SPELL,
`disease marked by exophthalmos, blindness, and frequently
`blowing machinen : a machine for blowing bottles and other
`BREATHERJ3abrief stop (of a horse) for rest 7 @{ PARISON
`rupture of the eyeba!l occurring in sheep that comein contact
`hollow glassware
`b ¢
`the vacuity in the stem of certain blown-glass vessels
`with the gnu and prob. due to an unidentified infective
`agent
`8 3 HUFF 5 9 slang : a social affair; esp £ BLOWOUT, BINGE,
`blowing pipe or blowing tuben ; BLOwPIPE 4
`blo-vi-ate \'blové,at\ vi -Ep/-1nG/-s [prob.irreg. fr. blow +
`spREE 10 3 BLOAT 2 — usu.pl. but sing. or pl.
`in constr.
`blowing-up \!-2;-\ 2, pi blowings-up[fr. gerund of blow up]
`ta violent scolding
`-i- + -ate] ? to orate verbosely and windily
`114: leak in the packingof a valve or cylinder (as of a steam
`locomotive)
`b : the failure of a cofferdam or dike causing a
`blow-iron \'blO+,-\ 7 3 BLOWPIPE 4
`Iplow \'blo\ vb blew \'blii\ or dial blowed_\*blod\ blown
`sudden inrush of water
`through or under
`the structure
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`blowlamp \'-,-\ 2 | BLOWTORCH
`\'bldn\ or dial blowed; blowing; blows [ME blowen, fr. OE
`12: BLOWHOLE 13 4:3 the period in the manufacture of water
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`blow land 7 ; land subject to wind erosion
`blawan; akin to OHG biden to blow,inflate, L flare to blow,
`gas in which a blastof air is admitted to the ignited fuel bed for
`blowline \'z,-\ n ¢ a fishing line so light that the wind will
`follis bellows, Gk phallos penis, Skt bhanda pot; basic meaning:
`heating the bed by combustion before the run_ b : the blowing
`carry it with the lure out over the stream
`to swell] vi 1 of air or air currents to move with speed or
`plow-mo-bile \'blomd,bel, -ms,-, -,bil\ 2 [blend of 'blow and
`of gas from an open well ¢ (1) : the blast of air forced through
`force <the wind blew in gusts) — often used with it as an im-
`molten metal to refine it (as in a Bessemer or other converter)
`snowmobile] : a sledge driven by an airplane propeller
`personal nominative <let it ~, we're snug and warm) 2a 3to
`plow mold n : a usu. hinged mold in which a glass article may
`roduce a current of air (as by expelling it forcibly from the
`(2) $ the time during which air is being forced through molten
`be shaped asit is blown
`metal to refine it
`(3) : the quantity of metal refined during
`ungs through the mouth) (never ~ on your soup to coolit>
`that time
`blow molding 1 : BLOWING 4
`Db! to drive air or other gas <the fan is ~ing on my neck)
`jIblow \“\ vb biew; blown or obs blowe; blowing; blows
`Ipiown adj (ME blowen, fr. OE gebldwen, fr. past part. of
`$ to escape (as of natural gas or oil) from a region of high
`blawan to blossom — more at BLOW] 1 of a flower OPEN 2 of
`(ME blowen, fr. OE bléwan; akin to OHG bluoen to bloom,
`pressure 3 $ to make a sound by or as ifby blowing ¢ HIss,
`L florére to bloom, flos flower, folium leaf, Gk phylion]} vi
`a place or plant : covered with flowers } FLOWERY
`WHISTLE, TOOT <the train blew for the crossing) b : to play a
`$ FLOWER, BLOSSOM, BLOOM <I know a bank where the wild
`2blown adj [MEblowen,fr. past part. of blewen to blow — more
`wind instrument; also, slang 3 to play jazz on any instrument
`thyme ~s —Shak.) ~ vt
`archaic $ to cause to blossom
`¢ of a wind instrument } SOUND <therelet the pealing organ ~
`at BLOW] 1 $ SWOLLEN, INFLATED, DISTENDED: @ of animals
`—John Milton)
`@ of an animal 3 sNorT <the horse stood
`: having the stomach distended (as with food that develops
`2 obs 3 to put forth (blossoms or flowers) (banks that ~
`flowers —John Milton)
`stamping and ~ingrestlessly in the cold) 4&3 to talk emptily
`gas) ¢ afflicted with bloat b of @ sealedfood container’ swollen
`Sblow \“\ 2 -s 1a a display of flowers <the south border
`+ Boast che kept us awakehalf the night ~ing abouthis family)
`or misshapen by pressure resulting from spoilage of the con-
`Db
`£ STORM, BLUSTER, FULMINATE; also ¢ to be or become en-
`madea fine ~ this spring) b : 2BL0om 1b — used chiefly in
`tents 2 : moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor (~
`the phrases in blow,
`in full blow <the old lilac by the fence is
`clouds) <~ soil mounded on window sills)
`3 @ ¢ SPOILED,
`raged : blow up <whenhe heard what they had donehereally
`in full ~) ¢ archaic : an individual flower 2 : full and
`TAINTED — used esp. of food b : infested with fly larvae : FLY-
`blew) 5 a+ to breathe hard or rapidly | PANT, PUFF, GASP
`BLOWN <caring for ~ sheep) 4 : out of breath ¢ TIRED, EX-
`<my, those stairs make me ~) b of whales and other cetaceans
`OUT
`perfect development :23L00M 2b 3a: BLOssOM 4 bt BLow-
`‘to eject moisture-laden air from the lungs through the blow-
`HAUSTED <their horses much ~ —Sir Walter Scott) 5 3 de-
`hole 6 obs, of flies
`to lay eggs 7 a: to move orbecarried
`stroyed or broken to pieces by explosion <troops delayed by
`5blow \“\ 2 -s [ME (northern dial.) blaw; perh. akin to OHG
`a ~ bridge>
`by or as if by wind <the echo of a lost world ~s through her
`bliuwan to beat, ON bdblegthi wedge, Goth bliggwan to beat,
`OE bealu evil — more at BALE] 1 a : a forcible stroke de-
`sparkling prose —Beatrice Washburn) <the soil is ~ing badly
`3blown n -S $ BLOAT 2
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`ws
`all along the hedge) b toflutter, billow, or flap in a current
`livered with a part of the body (as the fist or head) or with an
`blown glass 1 : glassware shaped by forcingair into a ball of
`molten glass
`of air (curtains ~ing out the open window) 3 be carried by the
`instrument (as a hammer) } BUFFET, PUNCH, SLAP 0 Austral? a
`wind <the kite blew away) 8 : to be damaged in a manner
`blown-in-the-bottle \{-2)2<\ adj 3 GENUINE, INDUBITABLE
`single stroke in shearing sheep c slang: BASEHIT 2? a hostile
`involving swelling or expansion: a: to become destroyed by ex-
`act or state $ COMBAT, FIGHTING — usu. used in pl. and used
`blown joint 7 : a plumbingjoint formed in soft metal (as lead)
`by meansof a blowtorch
`esp. in the phrase come to blows {nations like small boys have
`plosion $ EXPLODE Cif this oid blunderbuss doesn’t ~ we may
`come to ~s over the most trivial
`issues) 3 : a forcible, de-
`have duck for dinner) b of cement 3 to swell and crack due to
`blown=molded \'#!42\ also blown-moid \'si-\ adj, of glass-
`imperfect preparation and curing
`¢ of foods 3
`to become
`termined, or sudden and unexpected act or effort $ impact,
`ware : produced by blow molding
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`ASSAULT <such a language ... would solve many of his ...
`swollen by the products of abnormal! fermentation <certain
`blown oil n 1: thickened oil obtained by blowing a fatty
`bacteria cause cheeses to ~) 4 of an electrical fuse } to melt
`difficulties at a single ~ —Edward Sapir) <shall we not support
`oil (as linseed oil or a fish oil) and used in paints and varnishes
`when overloaded {an overloaded outlet often causes fuses to
`the downtrodden in their ~ for freedom) 4 : a severe and
`as a drying oil and in lubricants — called also oxidizedoil;
`™~)
`€ of a pneumatic tire ¢ to release its air through a sponta-
`usu. sudden misfortune or calamity <hail at this season waslike
`compare BODIED O11 23a semisolid or solid substance (as
`a ~ from heaven) : something that suddenly or unexpectedly
`neous rupture : blow out fof pottery : to blow apart from too
`an asphalt) obtained by blowing fluid bitumens or residualoils
`from the distillation of petroleum and used in paints and pro-
`rapid heating in the kiln g of paper : to blister esp. from air
`roduces mental, physical, or financial suffering or loss <the
`tective coatings
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`loss of her husband was a ~ from which she never recovered)
`entrapped between the wetsheet andthefelt or from too sudden
`blown-out shot \'s,--\ 7 ta blast in which the explosive action
`drying on the cylinder; also, of paperboard ¢ to blister from
`5 sports $ MISPLAY; specif : failure to bowl a spare when no
`air entrapped between twoplies 9 slang : to move off : clear
`breaks little or no coal or rock
`split exists — at a blow : SUDDENLY: at one effort $ by a single
`out 3 DEPART (~ now, nobody wants the likes of you around
`vigorous act
`blown pattern n : the unevenly distributed pattern of shotgun
`blow accordion n : an accordion in which theair is furnished
`here>) 10 of a horse or mule : to pause for breath (let the
`pellets that results from the charge of shot overtaking the front
`wadding of the shell and being disrupted in flight
`by the player’s lungs
`mare ~ at the endof the furrow) ~ vt 1a : to drive (gas or
`vapor) from a region of greater to a region of lower pressure
`blow away vi $ to dissipate or remove (something) as if with
`blown three-mold \':'s,-\ adj, of glassware : produced by
`blow molding in a mold of two or more pieces and designed to
`acurrent of air <the whole well-ordered system has been blown
`<use the bellows to ~ air onthe forge); specif ¢ to eject (breathed
`simulate hand-cut glass
`away —RogerFry) <even this caution ... might well be blown
`air) from the lungs during normalor forced exhalation (don’t
`awaybythe rush of buying. .
`. before the holiday —Newsweek)
`plown-wp \'s's\ adj
`= ENLARGED <a blown-up photograph)
`~ your breath in my face) b $ to set (gas or vapor) in motion
`(as by the action of a fan) <the fan blew the hot air about our
`$ BLOATED (a blown-up person) $ pointlessly orartificially elab-
`blowback \'z,2\ 7 -s often attrib [blow back, v.] 1: n act of
`orated (a blown-up part in a play>
`.
`heads)
`¢ : to force a current of gas or vapor upon, through,
`blowing back; esp : escape backward of imperfectly burned
`blow off vi 1: to let steam escape through a passage provided
`gunpowderafter a shot 2 : the action of a recoil-operated
`or into, usu, to produce a particular effect (as of warming,
`automatic or semiautomatic weapon that uses in its operation
`for the purpose <the engine is
`blowing off) 2 slang a3 CoM-
`cooling, drying) <come on out,
`let
`the breeze ~ your hair
`PLAIN, GRIPE (always blowing off about his superiors) » $ to
`no locking or inertia mechanism to delay the rearward motion
`dry> <~ the fire into a good blaze) <oil being blown with air
`and oxygen)
`d (1)
`: to force air through (molten metal) to
`speak earnestly and forthrightly ~ vt
`1 a: to empty (a
`of the slide or breechblock; also ; a weapon using such an
`action
`boiler) of water through the blowoff pipe while under steam
`refine (as in a Bessemer or other converter) (2) : to force air
`into (a blast furnace)
`to support
`the combustion of coke
`plowball \'-,-\ 7: a fluffy seed ball (as of the dandelion); also
`pressure b to eject (steam, water, or sediment) from a boiler
`ta plant bearing such a ball
`2 $ to relieve (as emotional tension) by vigorous speech or ac-
`2 : to play on (a wind instrument); also, slang ¢ to play jazz
`tion (all the repressed eagerness of his young years must now
`on (any instrument) b : to sound a signal for (as an assault or
`blow-by \'s,2\ 1 -s [blow by, v.] 3 leakage of gas or liquid
`between a piston andits cylinder during operation
`be blown off —Donn Byrne) <having blownoff his indigestion)
`Tetreat) on a wind instrument
`6 ¢ to sound (as a noteor blast)
`3: to clean (a dusty place) with an air blast <all looms are
`On or with a wind instrument @ of a wind instrument : SOUND
`blow~by~blow \i--1-\adj: minutely detailed (a blow-by-blow
`account of the campaign)
`blown off three times each week — Textiles Industries) — blow
`€:to direct (hunting dogs) with the sound of a horn f to
`blowcase\',-\ n £ ACID EGG
`off steam : to relieve physical or emotionaltension,ill temper,
`play (jazz) on an instrument 3. to spread by report : noise
`blow down yi ; to blow off
`or resentment by vigorous activity or talk; specif $ to talk freely
`abroad =} make public : piscLosE (through the court his
`courtesy was blown —John Dryden) — now usu. used with
`blowdown \'z,+\ 2 -s [blow down} 14: the action of blowing
`on the topic of one’s grievance
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`down something ba severe wind storm that blows over trees
`blowoff \'<,-\ 2 -s [blow off] 1a: blowing off of or asif of
`about or abroad <they have blown all sorts of silly rumors
`or structures © $ WINDFALL } an area in which trees have been
`steam, water, or other fluid (as from a boiler); sometimes
`about) b obs 3 to give utterance to ! UTTER — usedesp.of
`blown down 2 @: the act or process of blowing off ban
`¢ something that is blown off (the drought has madethesoil
`emotional expression ¢ archaic 3 to inform against (a person)
`apparatus for blowing off steam or gas
`or inform a person of (as an act or secret) ¢ BETRAY — for-
`~~ very bad this year) SPREE, BINGE23 a device for blow-
`ing off steam or gas or for discharging water or accumulated
`blowdowntunneln ¢ an intermittent wind tunnel in which the
`merly ‘used with up; now only in the phrase blow the gaff
`air flow is produced by the rapid discharge of a high-pressure
`matter from pipe lines and sewers 3 $3 a climax esp. when
`DARN, DAMN, BLAST <~ it, my watch has stopped); often
`storage tank or by suction from an evacuated reservoir
`+ Pay no attention to ¢ put aside from consideration $ IGNORE,
`marked by a shift from relative
`passivity to vigorous action
`piowdownturbine ~ : a turbine driven by the escaping exhaust
`<the ~ had come when he had lodged his thousandth com-
`DISREGARD (~ the expense) (risk be blowed) 4a ¢ to drive,
`gases of a reciprocating internal-combustion engine
`plaint about the food —Don Tracy)
`a strong reaction to an
`activate, or act upon with a current of gas or vapor <the
`bloweddial past of BLOW
`existent condition (upset the military balance of the area, and
`storm blew the boat aground) } ¢ to clear of contents by the
`blow-en \'bldan, "bladen\ 2 -s [origin unknown] : wENCH,
`Passage of such a current: (1) $ to free (the nose) of mucus
`made somekind of ~ inevitable -—Time) 4 slang $a main or
`STRUMPET
`featured attraction { DRAWING CARD;esp : a special usu. vulgar
`and debris by forcible exhalation (2) ¢ to empty (an egg) by
`orcing out the contents through one small hole with a cur-
`plow-er \'bldo(r)\ 7 -s [ME,fr. OE blawere, fr. bl@wan to blow
`performancethat follows the main performance in some carni-
`+ -ere -er —- more at BLOW] 1 : one that blows; specif :a
`vals and side shows
`oo,
`tent of air introduced through another small hole (3)
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`worker who blows something (as furs), produces something
`blow out vi 1 of a flame 2 to be extinguished by a gust (as of
`expel (the contents of a wood-pulp digester) by relief of pres-
`(as glassware) by blowing, or operates a blowing machine or
`wind) 2 $ to be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or
`sure. at the completion of a cook § a? to distend with or as
`blowing equipment(as a blast furnace) 2: PUFFER 4a 33a
`vapor (a spark plug may blow out) 3a of a pneumatic tire 3 to
`4 with gas 3 blow up : BLOAT <his face blown out like a blad-
`boastful person $ BRAGGART 4 slang a $ a communication
`rupture spontaneously in service usu. at a point previously
`ler> <small boys ~ing their balloons)
`b obs ¢ to puff up
`system; esp ¢ a closed or private system (as between police head-
`weakened or damaged b of an oil or gas well $ to erupt out of
`with pride (look how imagination ~s him —Shak.) ©? to ex-
`quarters and cruisers on duty or between bookmakers and
`control 4 of astorm :to dissipate by blowing 5 of an electric
`pand and shape (glass) by the action of injected air d: to
`their representatives at a track) b: the receiving device of such
`fuse
`to melt under an excess of current 6 ¢ to explode with-
`pro uce or shape (asa glass vessel) by the action of blown
`a system 5 : a device for producing a current of air or gas
`out doing any useful work (as of a shot in a drill hole in min-
`° pinlected air <~ving iridescent soap bubbles) <the wind blew
`(as to increase the draft of a furnace, ventilate a building or
`ing) ~ vt 1 to extinguish (a flame) by a gust or puff (as
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`oO ow on the edge of the dune) 6 of insects 3 to deposit
`shaft, cool electronic equipment, or moveorraise hay,silage,
`of air) (with one puff blew out the candle she was wishing on)
`fees va ‘atvae on or in — now used only of blowflies and flesh
`grain, or sawdust pneumatically)
`2a: toclear of contents by blowing : clean (as a pipeline) by
`posedywads blown by flies often healed faster than sup-
`blowfish \'s,z\ 2 1: PUFFER 4a 2 South } WALLEYED PIKE
`a current of air b to remove (as dirt or an occlusion) by the
`explosy clean wounds)
`7 ¢ to shatter, burst, or destroy by
`blowfly \'s,-\ 2 : any of various two-winged flies (family
`action of a current of gas or vapor (keep the pressure up until
`chon oe used commonly with out,
`in, or up <be ready to
`Calliphoridae) that deposit their eggs or maggots on meat and
`you have blownall the oil out of the line) 3: to put (a blast
`fe Tge w en we ~ in the gate) or with phrases expressing
`other foodstuffs or in wounds onliving creatures; esp : the
`furnace) outof operation — opposed to blow in 4 $ to walk or
`ofbee. th damage <they were blown to bits). 8 @ $ to put out
`widely distributed bluebottle (Calliphora vicina) that is larger
`exercise (a horse) either to loosen his muscles for further exer-
`or eat + Cause to pant with fatigue <take it easy on the hills
`than the housefly and has a darksteel-blue abdomen and hairy
`thee
`™ your horse> b : to let (as a horse) pause to catch
`tion or to. prevent chilling and stiffening after a hard workout
`thorax — compare STRIKE
`5 : to dissipate (itself) by blowing —- used of storms of which
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`reath ;— often used with out ¢ of a saddle horse * to keep
`blow gas n $ gas leaving the generator during a blow period in
`wind is a marked feature (many hurricanesblow themselves out
`me ct of expanded by holding the breath while being girthed
`the manufacture of water gas
`over the sea) ¢you'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows
`9a psec with out <the stud frequently blew himself out)>
`blowgun \'z,-\ 13 tube (as of cane or reed) generally about
`+tospend (money) recklessly or extravagantly : SQUANDER
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