blow by

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bloh bahy]
- /bloʊ baɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bloh bahy]
- /bloʊ baɪ/

Definitions of blow by words

noun plural blow by leakage of the air-fuel mixture or of combustion gases between a piston and the cylinder wall into the crankcase of an automobile. 1
noun plural blow by a device, fitted to a crankcase, for conducting such gases back to the cylinders for combustion. 1
intransitivephrasal verbs blow by be swept past 1

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Origin of blow by

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35; noun use of verb phrase blow by

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Parts of speech for Blow by

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Blow by

blow by popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

blow by usage trend in Literature

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