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`Russian
`blouse
`
`bloused \‘blaust, -auzd\ adj 1 : wearing a
`
`blottingly
`blot-ting-IY adv : with blots : in a blotting style or manner
`blotting pad n : a pad of blotting paper
`blotting paper n : a .soft spongy urISIzed paper used to absorb
`ink from freshly written__manuscript
`‘
`blot-to \'bllld-(.)5. -3(.)t0\ adj [prob~.irreg. fr. zblot] 1 slang
`; completely drunk : made unconscious by drink 2 slang
`: CONFUSED, DISORDERED, UNCONSCIOUS
`blot-1y \‘bla‘d-E, -‘até\ adj, often -ER/-Esr [‘blot + -y] : covered
`or disfigured with blogs : uAuBY
`.
`humans-Rap \Iblall.blsk9p\'n -s
`[Afrik,
`fr. blau blue (fr.
`MD ME, blau) + biskop,‘ akin to OHG blao blue — more at
`awe] Africa : BLACK BISKOP
`iblouse \'blauz\ var a] BLOWZE
`2blouse \'blaus.
`'blai'iz\ n, pl. blouses \'blausaz, —auzéz\
`[F] 1 : a loose overgarment like a shirt or
`smock, hiplength to calf-length, belted. or
`unbelted, and worn esp. by workmen, artists,
`and peasants 2 : the dress and undress uni-
`form coat of the US. Army; also : the upper
`outer garment of any uniform (.3 postman’s
`gray ~)
`3 : a usu.
`loose-fitting garment
`covering the body from the neck to the Waist
`or just below, made With or Without a collar,
`sleeves, or belt, and worn over or tucked in-
`side a Waistband (as of a skirt) 4 : a bloused
`draping of cloth (as In a coat or dress)
`ablouse \“\ vi -ED/-ING/—s 1 : to fall in folds
`like those of a loose blouse when closely
`belted — used of textiles and garments (the
`new coats ~ gracefully above the hipline)
`2 : DROOP, BAG (sails bellying and blous—
`ing in a fitful breeze)
`blouse 2 : made with fullness like that of a
`blouse 3 : having a bulge or droop Similar
`to the effect of a blouse belted at the waist
`blous-etle \blau'set, -'zet\ n -s [Zblouse +
`.gfle] : a woman’s sleeveless blouse
`_
`imousy var of BLOWSY
`.
`_
`_
`.
`2blousy also blous.ey \ blause,
`-auze, —1\ adj blouSIer;
`blousiest l‘blouse + -y] : like a blouse : BLOUSED
`.
`blou.wil.de-bees.oog \‘blai'I.VIldo.ba,sok\ n -s [Afrik,
`fr.
`blouwildebees brindled gnu + oog eye, fr. MD fighe; akin to
`CE Eage eye —— more at BLUE WILDEBEEsr, EYE] Africa : a
`disease marked by exophthalmos, blindness, and frequently
`rupture of the eyeball occurring In sheep that come In contact
`with the gnu and prob. due to an unidentified infective
`a ent
`blog-vi-ate \'blove.at\ vi -ED/-ING/-s [prob irreg. fr. blow +
`.i- + are] : to orate verbosely and windily
`Iblow \'blo\ vb blew \'b1u\ or dial blowed \'blod\ blown
`\‘b16n\ or dial blowed; blowmg; blows [ME blowen, fr. 0E
`bldwan; akin to OHG Him .to blow, inflate, Lflare to blow,
`jollis bellows, Gk phallos penis, Skt bhdna'a pot; baSIc meaning:
`to swell] vi 1 of air or air currents : to move-With speed.or
`force (the wind blew in gusts) — often used With it as an Im-
`personal nominative (let it ~, we‘re snug and warm) 2 a : to
`roducc a current of air (as by expelling it forcibly from the
`ungs through the mouth) (never ~ on your soup to cool It)
`: to drive air or other gas (the fan is ~ing on my neck)
`I)
`c : to escape (as of natural gas or 011) from a region of high
`pressure 3 a : to make a sound by or as if. by blowmg : HISS,
`WHISTLE, TOOT (the train blew for the crossing) b _: to play a
`wind instrument; also, slang : to play jazz on any instrument
`c o] a wind instrument : SOUND (there let the pealing organ ~
`—John Milton)
`1! of an animal : SNORT (the horse stood
`stamping and ~ing restlessly in the cold) 4 a : to talk emptily
`: BOAST (he kept us awake half the night ~ing about his family)
`it
`: STORM, BLUSTER, FULMINATE; also : to be or become en-
`raged : blow up (when he heard what_ they had done he really
`blew) 5 a : to breathe hard or rapidly : PANT, PUFF, (use
`(my, those stairs make me ~) b of whales and other cetaceans
`: to eject moisturevladen air from the lungs through the blow-
`hole 6 obs, of flies : to lay eggs 7 a : to move or be carried
`by or as if by wind (the echo of a lost world (vs through her
`s arkling prose *Beatrice Washburn) (the 5011 is ~ing badly
`a I along the hedge) b : to flutter, billow, or flap in a current
`of air (curtains ~ing out the open Window) : be carried by the
`wind (the kite blew away) 8 : to be damaged in a manner
`involving swelling or expansion: a : to become destroyed by ex-
`losion : EXPLODE (if this old blunderbuss doesn‘t ~ we may
`. ave duck for dinner) b of cement : to swell and crack due to
`imperfect preparation and curing
`c of foods :
`to become
`swollen by the products of abnormal fermentation (certain
`bacteria cause cheeses to ~) (1 of an electrical [use : to melt
`when overloaded (an overloaded outlet often causes fuses to
`~) e of a pneumatic tire : to release its air through a sponta-
`neous rupture : blow out fof pottery : to blow apart from too
`rapid heating in the kiln g oj paper : to blister esp. from air
`entrapped between the wet sheet and the felt or from too sudden
`drying on the cylinder; also, of paperboard : to blister from
`air entrapped between two plies 9 slang : to move off : clear
`out : DEPART (N now, nobody wants the likes of you around
`here) 10 of a horse or mule : to pause for breath (let the
`mare N at the end of the furrow) ~ vi 1 a : to drive (gas or
`vapor) from a region of greater to a region of lower pressure
`(use the bellows to ~ air on the forge); specij : toeject (breathed
`air) from the lungs during normal or forced exhalation (don‘t
`~ 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
`heads)
`0 : to force a current of gas or vapor upon, through,
`or Into, usu: to produce a particular effect (as of warming,
`cooling, drying) (come on out,
`let
`the breeze ~ your hair
`dry) (~ the fire into a good blaze) (oil being blown with air
`and 0Xygeri> d (l) : to force air through (molten metal) to
`refine (as in a Bessemer or other converter) (2) t to force air
`into (a blast furnace)
`to support
`the combustion of coke
`2 a : to play on (a Wind instrument); also, slang : to play jazz
`on (any instrument) b t to sound a signal for (as an assault or
`retreat) on a wrnd instrument
`c : to sound (as a note or blast)
`on or wrth a Wind instrument
`(I of a wind instrument : SOUND
`e : to direct (hunting dogs) with the sound of a horn 1 : to
`play (jazz) on an instrument 3 a : to spread by report : noise
`abroad : make public : DISCLOSE (through the court his
`courtesy was blown —John Dryden) —- now usu. used with
`about or abroad (they have blown all sorts of silly rumors
`ab0U3> b obs : to give utterance to : UTI‘ER — used esp. of
`emotional expresswn c archaic : to inform against (a person)
`or inform a person of (as an act or secret) : BrrRAY — for-
`gierly ‘used With up; now only in the phrase blow the gaff
`.
`- DARN, DAM_N, BLAST (~ it, my watch has stopped); o/ten
`. pay no attention to : put aside from consideration : IGNORE,
`DISREGARD (~ the expense) (risk be blowed) 4 a z to drive,
`aC'lVSte. or act upon with a current of gas or vapor (the
`storm blew the boat aground) b : to clear of contents by the
`Passage of such a current: (1) : to free (the nose) of mucus
`ta_ind_debris by forcible exhalation (2) : to empty (an egg) by
`(Hang out the contents through one small hole with a cur-
`rent of air introduced through another small hole (3)
`:
`to
`expel (the contents 'of a wood-pulp digester) by relief of pres-
`.sfure. at the completion of a cook 5 a : to distend with or as
`1! With gas . blow up : BLOAT (his face blown out like a blad-
`e!) (small boys ~ing their balloons)
`b obs : to puff up
`Wilhdpride (look how imagination ~s him ~Shaki)
`c : to ex-
`pand and Shape (glass) by the action of injected air
`d : to
`311:9 uce or shapelas'a glass vessel) by the action of blown
`a hinli‘ected air (~mg iridescent soap bubbles) (the wind blew
`e
`0 or! on the edge of the dune) 6 of insects : to deposit
`{figs or arvae on or In ~ now used only of blowflies and flesh
`oesid<1W011mds blown by flies often healed faster than sup-
`Exile Y C can WOUndS>
`7 : to shatter, burst, or destroy by
`Chgr SelOnh— used commonly With out,
`in, or up (be ready to
`degrg vréen we ~ In the gate) or with phrases expressing
`of bre toh . amage (they were blown to bits) 8 a : to put out
`or yofif’ll
`. cause to pant With fatigue (take it easy on the hills
`the br
`i1" Your horse) b : to let (as a horse) pause to catch
`th
`heat — often used With out 0 of a saddle horse : to keep
`_e c 921‘ 0‘ Pxpanded by holding the breath while being girthed
`flint: With out
`(the stud frequently blew himself out)
`'
`Spend (money) recklessly or extravagantly : SQUANDER
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`I) z to treat with
`(he blew his pay at the gambling tables)
`irnusual or
`lavtsh expenditure —— used with to (come on,
`I‘ll ~ you to a steak) (I may live on beans for a month, but
`I m gomg to ~ myself to a really good handbag now) 10 : to
`cause (a fuse) to blow 11 i. to rupture (as a seal or cover)
`by too much pressure (the engine blew a head gasket) 12 slang
`: to lose control of (a Winning position : toss away : Mis-
`PLAY, MUFF (two chances to Wln and
`e blew them both)
`(~ an easy putt) 13 :_to leave esp. hurriedly (he blew town
`after running uplhuge bills) — blow a 11150 or blow a gasket
`slang : to exhibit anger : become enraged : make a big fuss
`(when he saW What they had done he like to blew a fuse)
`— blow great guns of wind : to blow furiously and with
`roaring gusts — blow hot and cold : to be‘favorable at one mo-
`ment and adverse the next : react or respond both favorably
`and unfavorably : SHlLLY-SHALLY — blow into slang : to ap-
`pear or arrive at casually or unexpectedly (he just blew into
`town last night) — blow one’s horn or blow one’s own born
`:_to praise oneself : boast of one’s achievements — blow one’s
`lines_ 1 theater : to forget one’s lines or make an error in
`speaking them 2 z to deviate from an announced or pre-
`scribed course : fall Into inconsistency : FALTER (before the
`week was out he had .blown his lines as president and perhaps
`blown the Democratic Party out of office ——Time) — blow
`one s top or blow one s lid or blow oue’s stack slang : to
`lose control of oneself: a : to become furiously angry : be in-
`coherent With rage b : to go crazy : become insane — blow
`the lid : to expose something to view — usu. used with off (this
`book blew the lid off the secret corruption and gangsterism in
`these unions) — blow rhe whistle slang : BETRAY,
`INFORM
`— blow upon : to bring into disrepute or discredit : render un-
`savory or worthless : BLEMISH, TAINT, DEFAME (the reputation
`of her house, which was never blown upon before, was utterly
`destroyed —Henry Fielding)
`2blow \“\ n -s 1 : a blowing of wind esp. when strong or
`violent : WINDSTORM, GALE (recurrent ~s sweep the coastal
`islands bare) 2 : the act of certain insects of depositing eggs
`or larvae; sometimes : a larva so deposited (as in a wound) —
`used chiefly of blowflies and flesh flies 3 a : BOASTING, BRAG
`b slang : BOASTER 4 a : an act or instance of forcing air
`through or from some instrument (give the fire a ~ With the
`bellows) (a single loud ~ of his horn) b : forcible ejection of
`air from the body (as In freeing the nose of mucus and debris)
`(Junior, give your nose a good ~ before we start) 5 : the
`spouting of a whale 6 a : a short rest : BREATHING SPELL,
`BREATHER b r a brief stop (of a horse) for rest 7 a : PARISON
`b :
`the vacu1ty In the stem of certain blown-glass vessels
`8 : HUFF 5 9 slang : a social affair; esp : BLOWOUT, BINGE,
`SPREE 10 :fiLOAT 2 f usu. pl. but sing. or pl.
`in constr,
`11 a: a leak In the packing of a valve or cylinder (as of a steam
`locomotive)
`b : the failure of a cofferdam or dike causing a
`sudden inrush of Water
`through or under
`the structure
`12 ; BLOWHOLE 13 a : the period in the manufacture of water
`gas in which a blast of air is admitted to the ignited fuel bed for
`heating the bed by combustion before the run b : the blowing
`of gas from an open well c (l) : the blast of air forced through
`molten metal to refine it (as in a Bessemer or other converter)
`(2) : the time during which air is being forced through molten
`metal.to refine it
`(3) : the quantity of metal refined during
`that time
`Jblow \“\ vb blew; blown or abs blowe; blowing; blows
`[ME blowen, fr. OE blb‘wan; akin to OHG bluoen to bloom,
`L jlorére to bloom, flos flower, iolium leaf, Gk phyilon] vi
`: FLOWER, BLOSSOM, BLOOM I know a bank where the wild
`thyme ~s —Shak.) ~ vt
`archaic : to cause to blossom
`2 obs : to
`ut forth (blossoms or flowers) (banks that ~
`flowers —Jo n Milton)
`“blow \“\ n -s 1 a : a display of flowers (the south border
`made a fine ~ this spring) b : 2BLOOM 1b — used chiefly in
`the phrases in blow,
`in full blow (the old lilac by the fence is
`in full ~) 0 archaic : an individual flower 2 : full and
`our
`perfeisn development : 2IaLOOM 2b 3 a : BLOSSOM 4 b : BLOW-
`5blow \“\ n -s [ME (northern dial.) blaw.‘ perh. akin to OHG
`bliuwan to beat, 0N blegthi Wedge, Goth bliggwan to beat,
`OE bealu eVIl — more at BALE] 1 a : a forcible stroke de-
`livered with a part of the body (as the fist or head) or with an
`instrument (as a hammer) : BUFFET, PUNCH, SLAP b Austral : a
`single stroke in shearing sheep c slang : BASE Hrr 2 : a hostile
`act or state : COMBAT, FIGHTING — usu. used in pl. and used
`come to ~s over the most trivia issues) 3 : a forcible, de-
`esp. in the phrase come to blows (nations like small boys have
`termined, or sudden and unexpected act or effort : IMPACT,
`ASSAULT (such a language .
`.
`. would solve many of his .
`.
`,
`difficulties at a single N—Edward Sapir) (shall we not support
`the downtrodden in their ~ for freedom) 4 : a severe and
`usu. sudden misfortune or calamity (hail at this season was like
`a N from heaven) : something that suddenly or unexpectedly
`reduces mental, physical, or financial suffering or loss (the
`ass of her husband was a N from which she never recovered)
`5 sports : MISPLAY; spec-if : failure to bowl a spare when no
`split exists — at a blow : SUDDENLY : at one effort : by a single
`Vigorous act
`blow accordion n : an accordion in which the air is furnished
`by the player‘s lungs
`blow away vt : to dissipate or remove (something) as if with
`a current of air (the whole well-ordered system has been blown
`away —Roger Fry) (even this caution . .
`. might well be blown
`away by the rush of buying .
`.
`. before the holida —Newsweek)
`blowback \'s,s\ n -s often attrib [blow back, v.
`1 : an act of
`blowing back; esp : escape backward of imperfectly burned
`gunpowder after a shot 2 : the action of a recoil-operated
`automatic or semiautomatic weapon that uses in its 0 oration
`no locking or inertia mechanism to delay the rearwar motion
`of _the slide or breechblock; also : a weapon using such an
`action
`blowball \'=.s\ n : a fluffy seed ball (as of the dandelion); also
`: a plant bearing such a ball
`blow-by \Is.=\ n -s [blow by, v.) : leakage of gas or liquid
`between a piston and its cylinder during operation
`blow-by-blow \:s=:=\. adj : minutely detailed (a blow-by-blaw
`account of the campaign)
`blowcase \‘s.s\ n : ACID Eoo
`blow down vt : to blow off
`blowdown \'s.s\ n -s [blow down] 1 a : the action of blowing
`down something b : a severe Wind storm that blows over trees
`or structures c : WINDFALL : an area in which trees have been
`blown down 2 a : the act or process of blowing off
`I) : an
`apparatus for blowing off steam or gas
`blowdowrt tunnel n : an intermittent wind tunnel in which the
`air flow is produced by the rapid discharge of a high—pressure
`storage tank or by suction from an evacuated reservoir
`blowdown turbine n : a turbine driven by the escaping exhaust
`gases of a reCIprocating internal-combustion engine
`blowed dial past of now
`blow-en \'bl'o‘an,
`'blauon\ n -5 [Origin unknown] : WENCI-I,
`STRUMPET
`blow-er \'b169(r)\ n -5 [ME, fr. OE bla'were, fr. blfiwan to blow
`+ -ere -er — more at BLow] 1 : one that blows; specif : a
`worker who blows something (as furs), produces something
`(as glassware) by blowing, or operates a blowing machine or
`blowing equipment (as a blast furnace) 2 : PUFFER 4a 3 : a
`boastful person : BRAGGART 4 slang a : a communication
`system; esp : a closed or private system (as between police head-
`quarters and cruisers on duty or between bookmakers and
`their representatives at a track) b : the receiving device of such
`a system 5 : a device for producing a current of air or gas
`(as to increase the draft of a furnace, ventilate a building or
`shaft, cool electronic equipment, or move or raise hay, silage,
`grain, or sawdust pneumatically)
`blowfish \'s.=\ n 1 : PUFFER 4a 2 South : WALLEYED PIKE
`blowfly \‘s.:\ n : any of various two-Winged flies (family
`Calliphoridae) that deposit their eggs or maggots on meat and
`other foodstuffs or in wounds on living creatures; esp : the
`widely distributed bluebottle (Calliphara vicina) that is larger
`than the housefly and has a dark steel-blue abdomen and hairy
`thorax — compare STRIKE
`blow gas n : gas leaving the generator during a blow period in
`the manufacture of water gas
`blowgun \'s.s\ n 1 : a tube (as of cane or reed) generally about
`
`itself out) 6 t to cause (a pneumatic tire or other container)
`
`blow out
`10 feet long through which a projectile (as a poisoned dart)
`may be impelled by the force of the breath 2_ : a deVIce used
`for cleaning or spraying With a blast (as of air or liquid)
`blowhard \ s.‘\ n -s [Iblaw + hard (adv.)] : raRAocARr
`.
`blowhole \‘s,s\ n -s 1 : a hole In a metal. ingot or casting
`caused by a bubble of gas captured in'the solidifying metal and
`constituting a flaw or defect 2 : a nostril in the top of the
`head of a whale or other cetacean, there being two In the whale-
`bone whales and only one in the toothed whales and related
`forms 3 : a hole or fissure in rocks along a shore through
`which incoming waves force air to rush upward or water to
`spout intermittently 4 : a hole in the ice to which aquatic
`mammals (as whales or seals) come to breathe
`blowier comparative of BLOWY
`blowiesf superlative of BLOWY
`blow in vi
`1 slang : to appear or arrive casually or .unex-
`pectedly (he blew in last night about eight) 3 of an oil well
`: to come into production : start discharging Oil and gas ~ vt
`: to start (a blast furnace) iii operation — opposed to blow out
`blow-ing \'b16in, -éu\ n -5 [ME, fr. 0E blawung, fr. bldwan to
`blow + -ung -ing —— more at BLOW] 1 : a noise caused by the
`forcible ejection of air, steam, or gas 2 : a sound that is habit-
`ually produced by the vibration of the nostrils In some horses
`during breathing and is not considered an unsoundness or
`assOCIated with roaring 3 : a step in the processmg of textile
`fibers. fabrics, or furs in which air or steam is forced through
`the material 4 : a process of forming hollow wares (as of plas-
`tic) by use of internal pressure (as of compressed air) to press
`the material against the inside of a mold — called also blow
`molding
`_
`.
`blowing adder or blowing viper n [so called'fr. its habit of
`distending the surface of its head before striking] : HOGNOSE
`SNAKE
`blowing agent It
`: a substance (as sodium bicarbonate) that
`produces gas used in making expanded cellular or spongy prod-
`ucts (as of rubber)
`.
`.
`blowing cave or blowing cavern n : a cave Into or from which
`a strong current of air passes
`.
`blowing charge n : a small charge of powder or of a mixture
`of powder and coal dust having just sufficient strength to blow
`out the fuse plug of a shell without rupturing the shell
`blowing cone n : a small volcanic cone built up of congealed
`drops of lava from Which steam or other vapors escape— com-
`pare DRIBLET CONE
`blowing iron n : BLOWPIPE 4
`.
`blowing machine n : a machine for blowing bottles and other
`hollow glassware
`blowing pipe or blowing tube. n : BLowripE 4
`blowing-up \ls:;e\ n, pl blowmgs-up [fr. gerund of blow up]
`: a violent scolding
`blow-iron \'bl‘6+,-\ n : BLOWPIPE 4
`.
`blowlamp \'s,s\ n : BLOWTORCH
`.
`.
`blow land 7:
`: land subject to wind erosion
`blowline \'s,s\ n : a fishing line so light that the wind will
`carry it with the lure out over the stream
`blow-mo-bile \'b15m5.bEl, -ma.-, -,bil\ n [blend of ‘blaw and
`snowmobile] : a sledge driven by an airplane propeller
`blow mold n : a usu. hinged mold in which a glass article may
`be shaped as it is blown
`blow molding n : BLowING 4
`lblown adj [ME blowen, fr. OE gebla‘wen, fr. past part. of
`bldwan to blossom — more at BLOW] 1 of aflower : OPEN 2 of
`a place or plant : covered with flowers : FLOWERY
`1blown adj [ME blowen, fr. past part. of blowen to blow — more
`at BLOW] 1 : SWOLLEN, INFLATED, DierNDEI): a of animals
`: having the stomach distended (as with food that develops
`gas) : afflicted with bloat b of a sealedfood container : swollen
`or misshapen by pressure resulting from spodage of the con-
`tents 2 : moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor (~
`clouds) (~ soil mounded on Window Sills)
`3 a : SPOILED,
`TAINTED— used esp. of food b :infested With fly larvae : FLY-
`BLOWN (caring for ~ sheep) 4 : out of breath : TIRED, Ex-
`HAUSTED (their horses much ~ —Sir Walter Scott) 5 : de-
`stroyed or broken to pieces by exploston (troops delayed by
`a N bridge)
`ablown n -s : BLOAT 2
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`blown glass n : glassware shaped by forcmg air into a ball of
`molten glass
`blown-in-tlie-bottle \:s:c:ss\ adj : GENUINE,
`iNDUBrrABLE
`blown joint n : a plumbing joint formed in soft metal (as lead)
`by means of a blowtorch
`blown-molded \'=:ss\ also blown-mold \'s:s\ ad}, of glass-
`ware : produced by blow molding
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`blown oil n 1 : a thickened oil obtained by blowmg a fatty
`oil (as linseed oil or a fish oil) and used in paints and varnishes
`as a drying oil and in lubricants — called also oxidized ail;
`compare BODIED OIL 2 : a semisolid or solid substance (as
`an asphalt) obtained by blowing fluid bitumens or residual oils
`from the distillation of petroleum and used In paints and pro-
`tective coatings
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`blown-out shot \'s.s-\ n : a blast in which the exploswe action
`breaks little or no coal or rock
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`blown pattern n : the unevenly distributed pattern of shotgun
`pellets that results from the charge of shot overtaking the front
`wadding of the shell and being disrupted In flight
`blown three-mold \'s's.s\ adj, of glassware : produced by
`blow molding in a mold of two or more pieces and deSIgned to
`simulate hand-cut glass
`blown-up \'=:s\ adj
`: ENLARGED (a blown—up photograph)
`: BLOATED (a blown-up person) : pointlessly or artificially elab-
`orated (a blown-up part in a play)
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`blow 0“ vi 1 : to let steam esca e through a passage provided
`for the purpose (the engine is
`lowing off) 2 slang a :COM-
`PLAIN, GRIPE (always blowing off about his superiors) b : to
`speak earnestly and forthrightly ~ vi.
`1 a 't to empty (a
`boiler) of water through the blowoff pipe While under steam
`pressure b : to eject (steam, water, or sediment) from a bOIler
`2 : to relieve (as emotional tension) by Vigorous speech or ac-
`tion (all the repressed eagerness of his young years must now
`be blown off —Donn Byrne) (havmg blown off his Indigestion)
`3 : to clean (a dusty place) With an air blast (all looms are
`blown off three times each Week — Textiles Industries) — blow
`of! steam :to relieve physical or emotional tension, Ill temper,
`or resentment by vigorous activity or talk; specif : to talk freely
`on the topic of one’s grievance
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`blowoit \‘;,s\ n -s [blow ajf] 1 a : a blowmg off of or as rf of
`steam, water, or other fluid (as from a bOIler); sometimes
`: something that is blown off (the drought has made the sail
`~ very bad this year) b : SPREE, BINOE
`: a deVIce for blow-
`ing off steam or gas or for discharging water .or accumulated
`matter frOm pipe lines and sewers 3 ': a climax esp. when
`marked by a shift from relative
`assIVIty.to Vigorous action
`(the ~ had come when he had odged his thousandth com-
`plaint about the food —Don Tracy) : a strong reaction to an
`existent condition (upset the military balance of the area, and
`made some kind of ~ inevitable -—Time) 4 slang : a main or
`featured attraction : DRAWING CARD; esp : a special usu. vulgar
`performance that follows the main performance In some carni-
`vals and side shows
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`blow out vi 1 of a flame : to be extinguished by a gust (as of
`wind) 2 : to be driven out by the expanSIve force of a gas or
`vapor (a spark plug may blow out) 3 a of apneumatic tire : to
`rupture spontaneously in serVice usu. at a pomt prevtously
`weakened or damaged b of an oil or gas well : to erupt out of
`control 4 of a storm : to dissipate by blowmg 5 of an electric
`fuse : to melt under an excess of current _ 6 : to explode With-
`out doing any useful work (as of a shot in a drill hole In min-
`ing) ~ v! 1 f to extinguish (a flame) by a gust or puff (as
`of air) (with one puff blew out the candle she was W-lShl‘ng on)
`2 a : to clear of contents by blowing : clean (as a pipeline) by
`a current of air b : to remove (as dirt or an occlusmn) by the
`action of a current of gas or vapor (keep the pressure up until
`you have blown all the oil out of the line) 3‘: to put (a blast
`furnace) out of operation — opposed to blow in 4 z to walk or
`exercise (a horse) either to loosen his _muscles for further exer-
`tion or to_
`revent chilling and stiffening after a hard workout
`5 : to dissipate (itself) by blowing —_— used of storms of which
`wind is a marked feature (many hurricanesblow themselves out
`over the sea) (you’ll have to stay here until the blizzard blows
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