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- blow moulding/ˌbləʊ ˈməʊl.dɪŋ/A manufacturing process in which hollow plastic parts are formed by inflating a heated plastic tube (called a parison) inside a mould using air pressure.nounC1/C2
- blow off/ˌbləʊ ˈɒf/To cancel an arrangement, meeting, or responsibility; to fail to attend something as promised.nounverbC1
- blow on/bləʊ ɒn/To exhale air onto something, typically to cool it, clean it, or make it move.verbB1
- blow out/ˌbləʊ ˈaʊt/To extinguish something (like a flame or candle) by blowing air on it; to burst or explode suddenly.nounverbB1
- blow over/ˌbləʊ ˈəʊ.və/Of a storm or bad weather: to cease, to pass away. Of a problem, scandal, or strong emotion: to subside, to be forgotten or resolved without serious consequences.verbB2
- blow through/ˌbləʊ ˈθruː/To use up (money, resources, or time) quickly and carelessly; to pass through a place briefly or rapidly.verbB2
- blow up/ˌbləʊ ˈʌp/to explode; to inflate; to become very angry; to enlarge (a photograph)nounverbB1
- blow-by/ˌbləʊ ˈbaɪ/A detailed, step-by-step description or account of events, often in chronological order.nounC1
- blow-by-blow/ˌbləʊ baɪ ˈbləʊ/Describing a detailed, sequential account of events, typically as they happened in time order.adjectivenounC1
- blow-comb/bləʊ/To cause air to move; to hit or strike forcefully; to fail spectacularly.nounHigh (A2/B1)
- blow-dry/ˈbləʊ draɪ/To dry hair using a handheld electric hairdryer while styling it with a brush.nounverbverb-transitiveB1
- blow-dryer/ˈbləʊ ˌdraɪ.ər/An electrical device used to dry and style hair by blowing hot or cool air.nounB1
- blow-hard/ˈbləʊhɑːd/A person who boasts loudly and excessively, a braggart.nounC1/C2
- blowback/ˈbləʊbak/Unintended negative consequences or backlash, especially from a covert operation or policy, resembling the effect of a firearm malfunction where gases are forced back toward the shooter.nounC2
- blowball/ˈbləʊbɔːl/The fluffy, spherical seed head of a dandelion or similar plant, which can be dispersed by the wind.nounLow
- blowdown/ˈbləʊ.daʊn/The action of being blown down, especially of trees by strong wind.nounC1-C2
- blowed/bləʊd/Past tense or past participle of 'blow' in nonstandard or dialectal usage, primarily meaning to move air or to be moved by air, or to explode.verbLow to Very Low
- blower/ˈbləʊ.ər/A device that produces a current of air, typically for moving air, clearing debris, or providing ventilation.nounB2
- blowfish/ˈbləʊfɪʃ/A type of marine fish that inflates its body by swallowing water or air when threatened.nounB2
- blowfly/ˈbləʊflaɪ/A large fly that lays its eggs on dead flesh, meat, or open wounds; a carrion fly.nounLow
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