blow

Where “blow” sits in English frequency

Definition

1. 1
   To produce an air current.
2. 2
   To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
3. 3
   To be propelled by an air current.
4. 4
   To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.
5. 5
   To create or shape by blowing.
6. 6
   To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
7. 7
   To clear of contents by forcing air through.
8. 8
   To cause to make sound by blowing (as a musical instrument).
9. 9
   To make a sound as a result of being blown.
10. 10
    To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
11. 11
    To burst or explode; to occur suddenly
12. 12
    To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
13. 13
    To cause the sudden destruction of.
14. 14
    To blow from a gun (method of executing a person).
15. 15
    To suddenly fail or give way destructively.
16. 16
    To melt away because of overcurrent, creating a gap in a wire, thus stopping a circuit from operating.
17. 17
    To recklessly squander.
18. 18
    To fail at; to mess up; to make a mistake in.
19. 19
    To be very undesirable.
20. 20
    To perform oral sex on (someone); to fellate.
21. 21
    To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
22. 22
    To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
23. 23
    To make flyblown; to defile or spoil, especially with fly eggs.
24. 24
    (of a fly) To lay eggs; to breed (in flesh or meat).
25. 25
    To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
26. 26
    To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
27. 27
    To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
28. 28
    To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
29. 29
    To talk loudly; boast; brag.
30. 30
    To slander, insult, critique or discredit (someone); to reprimand or scold (someone).
31. 31
    To expose, or inform on.
32. 32
    To sing.
33. 33
    To flatulate or defecate.

Etymology

From Middle English blowen, from Old English blāwan (“to blow, breathe, inflate, sound”), from Proto-West Germanic *blāan, from Proto-Germanic *blēaną (“to blow”) (compare German blähen), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to swell, blow up”) (compare Latin flō (“to blow”) and Old Armenian բեղուն (bełun, “fertile”)).

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bblow,bllow,bloww,blwo,lbow

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blow - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

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