ALL meanings of blow off
blow off
B b - phrasal verb blow off If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it. 3
- verb blow off to permit (a gas under pressure, esp steam) to be released 3
- verb blow off to emit wind noisily from the anus 3
- verb blow off to reject or jilt (someone) 3
- noun blow off a discharge of a surplus fluid, such as steam, under pressure 3
- noun blow off a device through which such a discharge is made 3
- noun blow off to let steam or hot water out from (a boiler) 3
- noun blow off to give vent to one's feelings, as by loud or long talking 3
- noun blow off to ignore, disregard, or reject 3
- intransitive verb+adverb blow off be swept off by wind 1
- intransitivephrasal verb blow off pass intestinal gas 1
- transitivephrasal verb blow off reject or ignore sb 1
- transitivephrasal verb blow off fail to meet: obligation 1
- verb without object blow off (of the wind or air) to be in motion. 1
- verb without object blow off to move along, carried by or as by the wind: Dust seemed to blow through every crack in the house. 1
- verb without object blow off to produce or emit a current of air, as with the mouth or a bellows: Blow on your hands to warm them. 1
- verb without object blow off (of a horn, trumpet, etc.) to give out sound. 1
- verb without object blow off to make a blowing sound; whistle: The siren blew just as we rounded the corner. 1
- verb without object blow off (of horses) to breathe hard or quickly; pant. 1
- verb without object blow off Informal. to boast; brag: He kept blowing about his medals. 1
- verb without object blow off Zoology. (of a whale) to spout. 1
- verb without object blow off (of a fuse, light bulb, vacuum tube, tire, etc.) to burst, melt, stop functioning, or be destroyed by exploding, overloading, etc. (often followed by out): A fuse blew just as we sat down to dinner. The rear tire blew out. 1
- verb without object blow off to burst from internal pressure: Poorly sealed cans will often blow. 1
- verb without object blow off Slang. to leave; depart. 1
- verb with object blow off to drive by means of a current of air: A sudden breeze blew the smoke into the house. 1
- verb with object blow off to spread or make widely known: Growing panic blew the rumor about. 1
- verb with object blow off to drive a current of air upon. 1
- verb with object blow off to clear or empty by forcing air through: Try blowing your nose. 1
- verb with object blow off to shape (glass, smoke, etc.) with a current of air: to blow smoke rings. 1
- verb with object blow off to cause to sound, as by a current of air: Blow your horn at the next crossing. 1
- verb with object blow off Jazz. to play (a musical instrument of any kind). 1
- verb with object blow off to cause to explode (often followed by up, to bits, etc.): A mine blew the ship to bits. 1
- verb with object blow off to burst, melt, burn out, or destroy by exploding, overloading, etc. (often followed by out): to blow a tire; blow a fuse. 1
- verb with object blow off to destroy; demolish (usually followed by down, over, etc.): The windstorm blew down his house. 1
- verb with object blow off Informal. to spend money on. to squander; spend quickly: He blew a fortune on racing cars. to waste; lose: The team blew the lead by making a bad play. 1
- verb with object blow off Informal. to mishandle, ruin, botch; make a mess of; bungle: With one stupid mistake he blew the whole project. It was your last chance and you blew it! 1
- verb with object blow off Slang. to damn: Blow the cost! 1
- verb with object blow off to put (a horse) out of breath by fatigue. 1
- verb with object blow off Slang. to depart from: to blow town. 1
- verb with object blow off Slang: Vulgar. to perform fellatio on. 1
- verb with object blow off Slang. to smoke (marijuana or other drugs). 1
- noun blow off a blast of air or wind: to clean machinery with a blow. 1
- noun blow off Informal. a violent windstorm, gale, hurricane, or the like: one of the worst blows we ever had around here. 1
- noun blow off an act of producing a blast of air, as in playing a wind instrument: a few discordant blows by the bugler. 1
- noun blow off Metallurgy. a blast of air forced through a converter, as in the production of steel or copper. the stage of the production process during which this blast is used. 1
- noun blow off Civil Engineering. boil1 (def 12). 1
- noun blow off Slang. cocaine. 1
- idioms blow off blow hot and cold, to favor something at first and reject it later on; waver; vacillate: His enthusiasm for the job blows hot and cold. 1
- idioms blow off blow off steam, Informal. steam (def 23). Also, let off steam. 1
- idioms blow off blow one's cool, Slang. to lose one's composure; become angry, frantic, or flustered. 1