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blowing
(encz) | blowing,foukající adj: Zdeněk Brož |
blowing
(encz) | blowing,foukání n: Zdeněk Brož |
blowing
(encz) | blowing,vanoucí adj: Zdeněk Brož |
blowing
(encz) | blowing,vyfukování n: Zdeněk Brož |
Blowing
(gcide) | Blow \Blow\, v. i. [imp. Blew (bl[=u]); p. p. Blown
(bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Blowing.] [OE. blawen, blowen,
AS. bl[=a]wan to blow, as wind; akin to OHG. pl[=a]jan, G.
bl[aum]hen, to blow up, swell, L. flare to blow, Gr.
'ekflai`nein to spout out, and to E. bladder, blast, inflate,
etc., and perh. blow to bloom.]
1. To produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move
rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows.
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Hark how it rains and blows ! --Walton.
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2. To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth
or from a pair of bellows.
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3. To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
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Here is Mistress Page at the door, sweating and
blowing. --Shak.
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4. To sound on being blown into, as a trumpet.
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There let the pealing organ blow. --Milton.
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5. To spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale.
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6. To be carried or moved by the wind; as, the dust blows in
from the street.
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The grass blows from their graves to thy own. --M.
Arnold.
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7. To talk loudly; to boast; to storm. [Colloq.]
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You blow behind my back, but dare not say anything
to my face. --Bartlett.
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8. To stop functioning due to a failure in an electrical
circuit, especially on which breaks the circuit; sometimes
used with out; -- used of light bulbs, electronic
components, fuses; as, the dome light in the car blew out.
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9. To deflate by sudden loss of air; usually used with out;
-- of inflatable tires.
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To blow hot and cold (a saying derived from a fable of
[AE]sop's), to favor a thing at one time and treat it
coldly at another; or to appear both to favor and to
oppose.
To blow off, to let steam escape through a passage provided
for the purpose; as, the engine or steamer is blowing off.
To blow out.
(a) To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or
vapor; as, a steam cock or valve sometimes blows out.
(b) To talk violently or abusively. [Low]
To blow over, to pass away without effect; to cease, or be
dissipated; as, the storm and the clouds have blown over.
To blow up, to be torn to pieces and thrown into the air as
by an explosion of powder or gas or the expansive force of
steam; to burst; to explode; as, a powder mill or steam
boiler blows up. "The enemy's magazines blew up."
--Tatler.
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Blowing
(gcide) | Blow \Blow\ (bl[=o]), v. i. [imp. Blew (bl[=u]); p. p. Blown
(bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Blowing.] [OE. blowen, AS.
bl[=o]wan to blossom; akin to OS. bl[=o]jan, D. bloeijen,
OHG. pluojan, MHG. bl["u]ejen, G. bl["u]hen, L. florere to
flourish, OIr. blath blossom. Cf. Blow to puff,
Flourish.]
To flower; to blossom; to bloom.
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How blows the citron grove. --Milton.
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blowing
(gcide) | blowing \blowing\ n.
1. processing that involves blowing a gas.
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blowing
(gcide) | blowing \blowing\ adj. prenom.
1. windy.
Syn: blustering(prenominal), blusterous, blustery, gusty.
[WordNet 1.5] blowjob |
blowing
(wn) | blowing
n 1: processing that involves blowing a gas |
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glass-blowing
(encz) | glass-blowing,foukání skla n: Zdeněk Brož |
glassblowing
(encz) | glassblowing,foukání skla n: Zdeněk Brož |
mind-blowing
(encz) | mind-blowing,ohromující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
whistle-blowing
(encz) | whistle-blowing,udavačství n: Zdeněk Brož |
Blowing
(gcide) | Blow \Blow\, v. i. [imp. Blew (bl[=u]); p. p. Blown
(bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Blowing.] [OE. blawen, blowen,
AS. bl[=a]wan to blow, as wind; akin to OHG. pl[=a]jan, G.
bl[aum]hen, to blow up, swell, L. flare to blow, Gr.
'ekflai`nein to spout out, and to E. bladder, blast, inflate,
etc., and perh. blow to bloom.]
1. To produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move
rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows.
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Hark how it rains and blows ! --Walton.
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2. To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth
or from a pair of bellows.
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3. To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
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Here is Mistress Page at the door, sweating and
blowing. --Shak.
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4. To sound on being blown into, as a trumpet.
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There let the pealing organ blow. --Milton.
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5. To spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale.
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6. To be carried or moved by the wind; as, the dust blows in
from the street.
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The grass blows from their graves to thy own. --M.
Arnold.
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7. To talk loudly; to boast; to storm. [Colloq.]
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You blow behind my back, but dare not say anything
to my face. --Bartlett.
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8. To stop functioning due to a failure in an electrical
circuit, especially on which breaks the circuit; sometimes
used with out; -- used of light bulbs, electronic
components, fuses; as, the dome light in the car blew out.
[PJC]
9. To deflate by sudden loss of air; usually used with out;
-- of inflatable tires.
[PJC]
To blow hot and cold (a saying derived from a fable of
[AE]sop's), to favor a thing at one time and treat it
coldly at another; or to appear both to favor and to
oppose.
To blow off, to let steam escape through a passage provided
for the purpose; as, the engine or steamer is blowing off.
To blow out.
(a) To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or
vapor; as, a steam cock or valve sometimes blows out.
(b) To talk violently or abusively. [Low]
To blow over, to pass away without effect; to cease, or be
dissipated; as, the storm and the clouds have blown over.
To blow up, to be torn to pieces and thrown into the air as
by an explosion of powder or gas or the expansive force of
steam; to burst; to explode; as, a powder mill or steam
boiler blows up. "The enemy's magazines blew up."
--Tatler.
[1913 Webster]Blow \Blow\ (bl[=o]), v. i. [imp. Blew (bl[=u]); p. p. Blown
(bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Blowing.] [OE. blowen, AS.
bl[=o]wan to blossom; akin to OS. bl[=o]jan, D. bloeijen,
OHG. pluojan, MHG. bl["u]ejen, G. bl["u]hen, L. florere to
flourish, OIr. blath blossom. Cf. Blow to puff,
Flourish.]
To flower; to blossom; to bloom.
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How blows the citron grove. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]blowing \blowing\ n.
1. processing that involves blowing a gas.
[WordNet 1.5]blowing \blowing\ adj. prenom.
1. windy.
Syn: blustering(prenominal), blusterous, blustery, gusty.
[WordNet 1.5] blowjob |
blowing adder
(gcide) | Hognosesnake \Hog"nose`snake"\ (Zool.)
A harmless North American snake of the genus Heterodon,
esp. Heterodon platyrhynos; -- called also puffing adder,
blowing adder, and sand viper.
[1913 Webster]Puff \Puff\, n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan. puf, D. pof;
of imitative origin. Cf. Buffet.]
1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth;
hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a
whiff. " To every puff of wind a slave." --Flatman.
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2. Anything light and filled with air. Specifically:
(a) A puffball.
(b) kind of light pastry.
(c) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair
with powder.
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3. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially
one in a public journal.
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Puff adder. (Zool.)
(a) Any South African viper belonging to Clotho and
allied genera. They are exceedingly venomous, and have
the power of greatly distending their bodies when
irritated. The common puff adder (Vipera arietans,
or Clotho arietans) is the largest species, becoming
over four feet long. The plumed puff adder ({Clotho
cornuta}) has a plumelike appendage over each eye.
(b) A North American harmless snake ({Heterodon
platyrrhinos}) which has the power of puffing up its
body. Called also hog-nose snake, flathead,
spreading adder, and blowing adder.
Puff bird (Zool.), any bird of the genus Bucco, or family
Bucconid[ae]. They are small birds, usually with
dull-colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail
feathers. See Barbet
(b) .
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blowing tube
(gcide) | Blowtube \Blow"tube`\, n.
1. A blowgun. --Tylor.
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2. A similar instrument, commonly of tin, used by boys for
discharging paper wads and other light missiles.
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3. (Glassmaking) A long wrought iron tube, on the end of
which the workman gathers a quantity of "metal" (melted
glass), and through which he blows to expand or shape it;
-- called also blowing tube, and blowpipe.
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glass blowing
(gcide) | glassblowing \glass"blow*ing\, glass blowing \glass" blow*ing\n.
The art and process of creating glass objects, by shaping
glass when reduced by heat to a viscid state, using various
manipulations with the hands, especially by inflating it by
blowing through a tube. The process is used to manufacture a
wide variety of useful and ornamental objects. The
manufacture of simple glass objects has been automated, but
complex glass objects are still made by the traditional hand
processes.
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glassblowing
(gcide) | glassblowing \glass"blow*ing\, glass blowing \glass" blow*ing\n.
The art and process of creating glass objects, by shaping
glass when reduced by heat to a viscid state, using various
manipulations with the hands, especially by inflating it by
blowing through a tube. The process is used to manufacture a
wide variety of useful and ornamental objects. The
manufacture of simple glass objects has been automated, but
complex glass objects are still made by the traditional hand
processes.
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mind-blowing
(gcide) | mind-blowing \mind-blowing\ adj.
1. mind-bending. [informal]
Syn: .
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2. intensely affecting the mind or emotions; astonishing; --
usually referring to extraordinary experiences; as,
spending a week in the jungle was a mind-blowing
experience; a mind-blowing horror story.
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blowing gas
(wn) | blowing gas
n 1: the gas leaving a generator during a blow period [syn:
blow gas, blowing gas] |
blowing up
(wn) | blowing up
n 1: a severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach
gave him" [syn: berating, blowing up] |
mind-blowing
(wn) | mind-blowing
adj 1: intensely affecting the mind especially in producing
hallucinations [syn: mind-bending, mind-blowing]
2: intensely affecting the mind or emotions; "spending a week in
the jungle was a mind-blowing experience"; "a mind-blowing
horror story" |
blowing your buffer
(foldoc) | blowing your buffer
Losing your train of thought. A reference to {buffer
overflow}.
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