A hostile act or state If the wind blows, it moves and makes currents of air Combat nations coming to blows
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Idiom come to blows (definition of blow from the cambridge advanced learner's dictionary & thesaurus © cambridge university press)
A sudden, hard stroke with a hand, fist, or weapon
A blow to the head A sudden shock, calamity, reversal, etc. His wife's death was a terrible blow to him A sudden attack or drastic action
The invaders struck a blow to the south Escape will cancel and close the window Informal to move very fast in relation to something The boy blew past the stands on his bike
Vulgar slang to be disgustingly disagreeable or offensive
Idioms blow one's mind, to overwhelm (someone), as with excitement, pleasure, or dismay The thought of becoming a multimillionaire blows my mind Idioms blow one's stack or top, to become very angry When she came home late her father blew his stack.
Definition of blow noun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves If the wind blows something somewhere or if it blows there, the wind moves it there.
To be in a state of motion
Used of the air or of wind To move along or be carried by the wind To force air onto, into, or through To move with or have strong winds
The storm blew all night To send out (breath, tobacco smoke, etc.) from the mouth As in gust a sudden brief rush of wind the ocean blows that sweep over the island are so strong that only the hardiest shrubs can grow there synonyms & similar words gust breeze
