blow

blow: blow blow [bləʊ ǁ bloʊ] verb blew _PASTTENSE [bluː] blown _PASTPART [bləʊn ǁ bloʊn] [transitive]

1. informal if you blow money on something, you spend a lot of money on it, often money that you cannot afford:

• He blew his wages on a new stereo.

2. HUMAN RESOURCES blow the whistle (on somebody/something) to tell the authorities that someone in your organization is doing something illegal, dishonest, or wrong:

• Workers were too scared of their employers to blow the whistle on illegal working hours.

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blow UK US /bləʊ/ verb [T] (blew, blown)

► to spend a lot of money on something that is not important or effective: »Central Bank blew $900m of foreign-exchange reserves in the first two weeks of October alone.

● blow the whistle (on sb/sth) — Cf. blow the whistle on sth

● blow the lid on/off sth — Cf. blow the lid on/off sth

● blow a hole in sth — Cf. blow a hole in sth

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blow UK US /bləʊ/ noun [C]

► something that causes serious problems or spoils your chances of success: be a blow to sth »The loss of 1000 jobs is another blow to the country's manufacturing sector.
come as a blow (to sb/sth) »Unemployment figures will come as a blow to the Chancellor as he prepares next week's budget.
deal/deliver a blow (to sb/sth) »Rising pollution levels threaten to deal a blow to the state's billion-dollar tourism industry.
a major/devastating/bitter blow »We have suffered a major blow.

● soften/cushion the blow — Cf. cushion the blow

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Synonyms:

Stroke, knock, rap, pat, thump, dab, beat, lick, thwack, bang, Move or flow in currents (as the wind), Drive (by blowing), impel / Calamity, disaster, misfortune, affliction, Pant, puff, lose breath, breathe hard, Force wind upon, direct a current of air upon / Bloom, blossom, flower, efflorescence, Flower, bloom, blossom, Sound, wind, sound upon, wind a blast upon / Gale, blast, gust, Sound, give forth sound, peal forth, breathe, Spread, spread or sound abroad, diffuse / Boast, brag, gasconade, talk large, bluster, Form (with the breath) / Spout (as a whale), Deposit eggs in, fly-blow, make putrid

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blow — Ⅰ. blow [1] ► VERB (past blew; past part. blown) 1) (of wind) move creating an air current. 2) propel or be propelled by the wind. 3) expel air through pursed lips. 4) force air through the mouth into (an instrument) to make a sound … English terms dictionary
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