English Explanatory Dictionary

blow away

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, away.
To cause to go away by blowing, or by wind.
To disperse or to depart on currents of air.
To leave, depart.
To kill (someone) by shooting them with a firearm.
To utterly destroy, especially with overwhelming force.
To flabbergast; to impress greatly.
To overwhelm.
To cause to go away; to get rid of.
To delete (data, files, etc.).

Pronunciation

en-au-blow away.ogg

Word forms

blow away blows away blowing away blew away blown away

Derived words

dry up and blow away

Translations

Finnish: puhaltaa Finnish: puhaltaa pois Finnish: lentää pois Finnish: lentää tiehensä French: souffler French: s'envoler Italian: spazzare via Japanese: 吹き飛ぶ Slovene: odpihniti Slovene: razpihati

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