Blow — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

to let or force out of the lungs

"blew out a smoke ring and began to tell us a good yarn"

to defeat by a large margin

"the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion"

including many small descriptive features

"a blow-by-blow account of what had changed in her life since they last met"

to end a usually intimate relationship with

"before she embarks on another relationship, she should try to figure out why all those other men have blown her off"

to fail to attend

"blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time"

to become very angry

"she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day"

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure

"the building blew up because of a gas leak"

to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive

"blew up the biggest rocks and then cleared them away"

to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively

"the advertisement blows the new soda up to the point where I half expected to be transported to a higher level of consciousness"

to become very angry

"He blew a gasket when he saw that his younger brother had borrowed his car without asking."