to blow
- verb
- /bloʊ/
- Informal
- Let's blow this pig stand.
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Examples
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And you and me, we'll blow out of here as soon as we find out where the hell we are.
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Then we blow, as far away from here as possible.
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Let's blow this ice cube stand.
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Let's blow this joint.
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They're blowing town.
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Let's grab our things and blow before the party gets too crowded.
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When the rain started, we decided to blow and head home quickly.
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As soon as the meeting ended, he was ready to blow and enjoy his weekend.
Synonyms
To go away from a place, person, or group
Leave a place quickly or suddenly
Leave a person, place, or situation without taking part anymore
To leave a place quickly, often suddenly
Leave a place suddenly, often to avoid someone or something
Go away suddenly without warning or explanation
Tell someone to leave in a rude way
Say goodbye to people and go away from a place politely
To stop doing a job or role politely
Leave a place quickly, often in a rude way
Leave a place or start a journey
To tell someone to go away right away in a rude or angry way
Leave a place suddenly and quickly because you feel scared
To leave quickly to avoid trouble or questions
To leave a place quickly, often without saying goodbye
Leave a place quickly because you are in a hurry
To leave a place quickly to avoid trouble
To leave a place and not return
To leave a place quietly or suddenly without telling others
To leave a place quickly because you do not want to be there
To say goodbye and leave politely
Leave a place very quickly
To leave a place quickly, often in a rude way
To leave a place suddenly, usually to go somewhere else
To leave a place quickly, often to avoid trouble
Leave a place quickly because you are not welcome
Antonyms
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
- Informal
A plan or action that fails suddenly and causes big problems for the person who planned it
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
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 Quickly
Surface Forms
Etymology
The informal verb blow meaning 'to leave quickly' is like being carried away by the wind; a helpful image is to be 'blown' away and go. So to 'blow' a place is to go away fast, as if the wind takes you.