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blew

/bl(j)uː/verb1 syllable

Blew means: make a mess of, destroy or ruin.

Synonyms for blew46

verb, as in make a mess of, destroy or ruin

botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff
and 10 more, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up

verb, as in show off

boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade

verb, as in be in motion due to some air or water current

float, drift, be adrift, blow

verb, as in spend thoughtlessly; throw away

waste, blow, squander

verb, as in spend lavishly or wastefully on

blow, waste, squander

verb, as in provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation

fellate, suck, blow, go down on

verb, as in be inadequate or objectionable

verb, as in leave; informal or rude

shove off, shove along, blow

verb, as in melt, break, or become otherwise unusable

blow out, burn out, blow

verb, as in make a sound as if blown

verb, as in sound by having air expelled through a tube

verb, as in play or sound a wind instrument

verb, as in exhale hard

verb, as in be blowing or storming

verb, as in free of obstruction by blowing air through

verb, as in shape by blowing

verb, as in cause air to go in, on, or through

verb, as in cause to move by means of an air current

verb, as in spout moist air from the blowhole

verb, as in deposit eggs (of insects)

verb, as in cause to be revealed and jeopardized

verb, as in allow to regain its breath

verb, as in burst suddenly

What does blew mean?23

verb

1

make a mess of, destroy or ruin“I botched the dinner and we had to eat out”

2

show off

3

be in motion due to some air or water current“The leaves were blowing in the wind”

4

spend thoughtlessly; throw away“He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends”

5

spend lavishly or wastefully on“He blew a lot of money on his new home theater”

6

provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation

7

be inadequate or objectionable“this sucks!”

8

leave; informal or rude“shove off!”

9

melt, break, or become otherwise unusable“The lightbulbs blew out”

10

make a sound as if blown“The whistle blew”

11

sound by having air expelled through a tube“The trumpets blew”

12

play or sound a wind instrument“She blew the horn”

13

exhale hard“blow on the soup to cool it down”

14

be blowing or storming“The wind blew from the West”

15

free of obstruction by blowing air through“blow one's nose”

16

shape by blowing“Blow a glass vase”

17

cause air to go in, on, or through“Blow my hair dry”

18

cause to move by means of an air current“The wind blew the leaves around in the yard”

19

spout moist air from the blowhole“The whales blew”

20

deposit eggs (of insects)“certain insects are said to blow”

21

cause to be revealed and jeopardized“The story blew their cover”

22

allow to regain its breath“blow a horse”

23

burst suddenly“The tire blew”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with blew?60

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Blew in a sentence

  • The sky grew darker and darker, and the wind blew harder and harder.CK
  • When they said they were going to get married, it blew my mind.Luornu
  • The moment the wind blew in, the candle went out.unknown
  • A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port.fishda
  • When the wind blew part of our roof off, we started worrying.CK
  • Immediately after it caught fire, the chemical factory blew up.CK
  • The wind blew so strongly today, that a tree was knocked over.Huskion
  • A light, northwesterly wind blew across the city.TingBuDong

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