BLOWING

To produce an air current.

To propel by an air current.

Example: "Blow the dust off that book and open it up."

To be propelled by an air current.

Example: "The leaves blow through the streets in the fall."

To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.

To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.

Example: "To blow the fire"

To clear of contents by forcing air through.

Example: "To blow an egg"

To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.

To make a sound as the result of being blown.

Example: "In the harbor, the ships' horns blew."

(of a cetacean) to exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.

Example: "There she blows! (i.e. "i see a whale spouting!")"

To explode.

Example: "Get away from that burning gas tank! it's about to blow!"

(with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") to cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.

Example: "The aerosol can was blown to bits."

To cause sudden destruction of.

Example: "He blew the tires and the engine."

To suddenly fail destructively.

Example: "He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line."

(used to express displeasure or frustration) damn.

To be very undesirable. (see also suck.)

Example: "This blows!"

To recklessly squander.

Example: "I blew $35 thou on a car."

To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)

Example: "Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?"

To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.

Example: "Let's blow this joint."

To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.

To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.

To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.

To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.

To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.

Example: "To blow a horse"

To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.

To sing.

Example: "That girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to her blow!"

To leave the church of scientology in an unauthorized manner.

To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.