Phrase Hound found 147 phrases and 102 compound words that contain blow. The most common are listed below. Open blow in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 147
- blow-upInflatable; able to be blown up.
- blow outTo extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
- blow offTo remove something by blowing on it.
- blow awayUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, away.
- blow the whistleTo disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency.
- blow-dryTo dry with a hair dryer.
- low blowAn unfair or illegal blow that lands below the opponent’s waist.
- blow a kissTo kiss one's own hand, then blow on it in a direction towards the recipient.
- blow-up dollA sex toy in the form of an inflatable life-size doll.
- Big Blow
- blow downTo knock over with an air current, most often wind.
- body blowA severely injurious or damaging physical strike or impact.
- strike a blowTo hit; to successfully land a hit.
- blow-by-blowDetailing every action or occurrence completely.
- Cold BlowA hamlet in Templeton community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN1212).
- Joe BlowSynonym of Joe Bloggs: A personification of the general public, or of an average ordinary person.
- suck and blowTo perform two incompatible actions; to hold views which are in contradiction.
- blow overTo blow on something causing it to topple.
- hammer blowA blow with a hammer.
- death blowAlternative form of deathblow: A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grâce.
- blow one's noseTo expel mucus or other matter from one's nasal passages, via one's nostril, by force of lung power.
- blow smokeTo speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
- soften the blowTo reduce the negative impact of something.
- blow fishAlternative form of blowfish: Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
- blow footballAn indoor tabletop game, normally for children, simulating football (soccer), in which plastic straws are blown through in order to move a small ball and score goals.
Compound words 102
- blownDistended, swollen, or inflated.
- blowerA person who blows.
- blowtorchA tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.
- blowholeThe spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.
- blowflyAny of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.
- blowgunA hollow tube through which a dart or similar missile may be blown.
- blortA snort of mucus or liquid out through the nose, as in response to something unexpected or funny, or the sound of blowing one's nose; also, a sniffle.
- deathblowA strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grâce.
- blowpipeA narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture.
- bloviateTo speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.