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  • 91blow-up — 1. adjective Inflatable; able to be blown up. The kids played with blow up sea monster in the pool. 2. noun a) An explosion (physical or emotional). I heard Jens blow up from the next room …

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  • 92blow — There are three distinct blows in English. The commonest, the verb ‘send out air’ [OE], can be traced back to an Indo European base *bhlā . It came into English (as Old English blāwan) via Germanic *blǣ , source also of bladder. The Indo European …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 93blow-up — noun (C) 1 a photograph, or part of a photograph, that has been made larger 2 (countable usually singular) a sudden moment of anger: I think they ve had a blow up again. see also: blow up blow 1 …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 94blow me — 1) blow me or blow me down British spoken used when you are surprised about something Well, blow me! I never knew this was where you were born. 2) American offensive used as an offensive way of emphasizing that you are annoyed or angry at someone …

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  • 95blow-in — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms blow in : singular blow in plural blow ins Australian informal a person who has just arrived in a place, especially someone you do not know …

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  • 96blow-up — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms blow up : singular blow up plural blow ups 1) a photograph or part of a photograph that has been made bigger 2) informal a sudden angry argument …

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  • 97blow — 1. n. setback; hurdle; attack; v. leave someplace in a rush; v. ruin or destroy something, often an opportunity; v. waste time or money; spend money frivolously; n. cocaine;v. inhale cocaine; v. perform oral sex (usually a woman blowing a man).… …

    English slang

  • 98blow — There are three distinct blows in English. The commonest, the verb ‘send out air’ [OE], can be traced back to an Indo European base *bhlā . It came into English (as Old English blāwan) via Germanic *blǣ , source also of bladder. The Indo European …

    Word origins

  • 99blow-by — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: blow by, v. : leakage of gas or liquid between a piston and its cylinder during operation * * * /bloh buy /, n., pl. blow bies. Auto. 1. leakage of the air fuel mixture or of combustion gases between a piston and… …

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  • 100blow — See: AT A BLOW, BODY BLOW, COME TO BLOWS, IT S AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD, WAY THE WIND BLOWS or HOW THE WIND BLOWS …

    Dictionary of American idioms