to blow
- verb
- /bloʊ/
- He accidentally blew a fuse when he plugged in too many appliances at once.
- blow apart
- blow up buildings
- threaten to blow
Do not use blown MOSFET right side apfc.
- Do not use blown MOSFET right side apfc.
Examples
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My son blew up a pool at school today.
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The left smokestack had been blown off, and the left boiler was blown wide open.
Academic text (2012) -
So when it blew, it blew away from us, right?
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Whatever Frankenstein device they were playing with must have blown its energy all at once.
Fiction book (1990) -
In a recent incident, a spin chamber cover was blown off as the machine was being vented.
Academic text (1993) -
The tire suddenly blew while we were driving on the highway, causing us to pull over.
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The speaker blew during the concert, making it unusable for the rest of the show.
Synonyms
To break something so it does not work
To cause something to explode violently
Break open suddenly because of pressure inside
To break open suddenly and violently
To stop working suddenly
Stop working, especially things like lights or fuses, because they get too hot from too much use
To suddenly break or stop working in a dramatic way
Idioms
- Informal
To leave a place quickly because you do not want to be there
- Offensive
Informal and rude way to use up all your energy or resources at once
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To not attend or take part in something you should, often to do something else instead
- Informal
Do something active, like go for a run, to feel less angry or stressed
To touch your lips with one hand then move that hand toward someone to show love
To make a small round pocket of air in soapy water by puffing with your mouth
- Informal
A plan or action that fails suddenly and causes big problems for the person who planned it
- Informal
Make someone have bad back pain from lifting something heavy
Compounds
A large fly with a shiny blue-green body that lays eggs on dead animals and in wounds
- Specialized
A machine that makes hollow plastic items like bottles by heating plastic and using air to shape it
- Specialized
A machine that makes hollow plastic items like bottles by using air to push heated plastic into a mold
How Damaged
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb blow originally meant a strong push of air from the old English blāwan, and by extension it came to mean 'burst' when pressure makes something break. So when a bulb or tire 'blows', it breaks from a sudden force inside.