blow

«blow» in Mova's school dictionary: blowing» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (blow, blows, blew, blown, blowing; blow out, blow up, blow away); noun (a blow, blows)

meaning for a pupil

1) Of wind: to move: «The wind is blowing». tree →

2) To push air out of your mouth: blow out candles, blow your nose, blow bubbles. tree →

3) Of something: to be moved by wind: «The leaves blew away». tree →

4) Blow up: to fill with air (a balloon) or to explode. tree →

5) A noun: a hard hit with a hand or a weapon. tree →

6) A noun: a sudden shock or disappointment: «Losing was a blow». tree →

sense in the lessons

In science: moving air (wind) blows things; blowing on hot food cools it; blowing air into a balloon. In hygiene: blow your nose into a tissue. In safety: in a fire, don't blow on flames — get out; a blow to the head needs an adult. In stories: «a blow» is a hit or a bad shock; the wolf «huffed and puffed and blew the house down». Phrases: blow out, blow up, blow away, blow your nose, blow a whistle, a blow to the head, blow over (end).

examples

• The wind is blowing hard today. tree →
• Blow out the candles and make a wish! tree →
• Blow your nose into a tissue. tree →
• My hat blew away. tree →
• Can you blow up the balloons? tree →
• The referee blew the whistle. tree →
• The boxer took a blow to the head. tree →
• Losing the final was a big blow. tree →
• The argument soon blew over. tree →
• Straws show how the wind blows. tree →

note

Irregular: blow, blew (past), blown (has blown) — not «blowed». «Blew» sounds like «blue». «Blow up» has two meanings: fill with air or explode — read the context.

In the corpora

• What has been blown up or guessed?
• Blowing too hard makes a recorder jump up to a shrill squeal; a soft, steady breath gives a clear note.
• Brass players buzz their lips into the mouthpiece; blowing without buzzing gives just a hiss.
• Pufferfish swallow water fast to blow up into a prickly ball, and many also have strong poison.
• Mice do not crawl up elephant trunks; the trunk's strong muscles could blow anything out with a huge snort.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «blow» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.