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blow
Verb
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If wind, air, etc. blows, it moves.
The wind is blowing and the trees are moving.
The wind blew the paper down the street.
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If something blows, the air moves it.
His hat blew off.
I could see some grass where the snow had blown away.
Her gray hair blew across her face in the wind.
Last fall, a storm blew through this town tearing up trees.
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If you blow, you push air out of your mouth or nose.
She blew her nose into a tissue.
He put his mouth in the water and blew bubbles for a few seconds.
He hopes to celebrate his 25th birthday by blowing out the candles.
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If a horn, whistle, etc. blows, it makes a sound.
When the final whistle blew, Arsenal had won the game 2 -- 0.
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If something blows up, it explodes.
The car blew up as it drove over the bomb.
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If something blows you away, it surprises or impresses you.
We were blown away. We couldnt believe that a ten-year-old could do that.
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If you blow up, you get angry.
I dropped the cake and she totally blew up on me.
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If something blows up, it gets bigger.
Can you blow that picture up a bit more? I can't see it clearly.
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If something is blown off, away, or out, apart, etc., it is damaged by an explosion or a bullet.
BANG! The shot blew off one of his fingers.
The truck he was driving was blown apart by a roadside bomb.
They put the guns to their heads and blew their brains out.
The blast had blown a hole in the wall.
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If you blow something, you do not do it successfully.
I can't believe it. You almost had it, but you blew it.
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If you blow money, you spend it, often without being careful.
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If a piece of equipment blows, it stops working because there is an electrical problem.
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If a tire blows, it gets a hole, letting out its air quickly.
His little joke had been blown out of proportion and he'd gotten in a lot of trouble.
The car blew a tire on the way to our campsite.
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If something is blown out of proportion, it is exaggerated.
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If you blow by something, you move past it very quickly.
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If you blow someone, you perform oral sex on them.
blow
Noun
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A blow is a hit.
He spent two days in hospital after a serious blow to the head.
The thought struck like a blow to the chest.
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A blow is something bad that happens.
The team was dealt a terrible blow when goalie Ryan Francis was killed.
The final blow came when his wife left.
To soften the blow, the government will send one-time payments to everyone involved.
The town suffered a severe blow when the car factory shut down.
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A blow is an action of blowing.
He gave a quick blow on the whistle.
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Cocaine.
own
Adjective
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If something is your own it belongs to you or is about you (often used for emphasis).
I wish I had my own home.
I bought it in my own name.
The toy began to move as though it had a life of its own.
accidents happen, and often in your very own home.
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If you are on your own, you are by yourself, there is no body else with you. This can also mean there is no one helping you.
I was on my own in the woods.
If you try to do that you're on your own - or at least I won't help you!
own
Verb
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If you own something it belongs to you, it is yours.
Yes, I own a car.
I plan to build a house on the land I own.
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If you "own up" to something, you admit you did it.
I had to own up to lying about our relationship.
trumpet
Noun
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A trumpet is a metal instrument that makes noise when you blow into it. The person playing the trumpet can press different buttons to change the musical note that is being played.
trumpet
Verb
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When you trumpet something, usually something you are proud of, you tell everyone about it.
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When an elephant trumpets, it makes a loud sound.