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BLOW

4 letters

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Classic 1 pts
Big 1 pts
Super Big 1 pts

BLOW is a valid 4-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 1 in Classic, 1 in Big, and 1 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

BLOWS-s 2 BLOWING-ing 5 BLEW 1 BLOWN-n 2 BLOWER-er 3 BLOWED-ed 3
verb
  1. intransitiveTo produce an air current.
  2. transitiveTo propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
    • Blow the dust off that book and open it up.
  3. intransitiveTo be propelled by an air current.
    • The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.
    • What stormy weather —the roofs are blowing off!
  4. figurativelytransitiveTo direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.
  5. transitiveTo create or shape by blowing.
    • to blow bubbles
    • to blow glass
    • Joe puffed on his pipe and blew a couple of smoke rings.
  6. transitiveTo force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
    • to blow the fire
  7. transitiveTo clear of contents by forcing air through.
    • to blow an egg
    • to blow one’s nose
    • The submarine blew its main ballast tanks.
  8. transitiveTo cause to make sound by blowing (as a musical instrument).
    • Blow your horn! That car is about to hit us!
  9. intransitiveTo make a sound as a result of being blown.
    • In the harbor, the ships’ horns blew.
  10. intransitiveTo exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
    • There’s nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and blow.
    • There she blows! (i.e. “I see a whale spouting!”)
  11. intransitiveTo burst or explode; to occur suddenly
    • Get away from that burning gas tank! It’s about to blow!
  12. transitiveTo cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
    • The demolition squad neatly blew the old hotel up.
    • The aerosol can was blown to bits.
  13. transitiveTo cause the sudden destruction of.
    • He blew the tires and the engine.
  14. historicaltransitiveTo blow from a gun (method of executing a person).
  15. intransitiveTo suddenly fail or give way destructively.
    • He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line.
  16. informalintransitiveOf a vein, to suffer a rupture or puncture in the wall as a result of an injection or cannula, causing fluid (blood, medication, or saline) to leak into the surrounding tissue.
  17. ergativeTo melt away because of overcurrent, creating a gap in a wire, thus stopping a circuit from operating.
  18. slangtransitiveTo recklessly squander.
    • I managed to blow $1000 at blackjack in under an hour.
    • I blew $35 thou on a car.
    • We blew an opportunity to get benign corporate sponsorship.
  19. idiomaticinformaltransitiveTo fail at; to mess up; to make a mistake in.
    • I blew it and forgot to start the spaghetti, so I had plenty of sauce and no pasta.
    • Good luck, and don’t blow it!
  20. intransitiveslangstativeTo be very undesirable.
    • This blows!
  21. transitivevulgarTo perform oral sex on (someone); to fellate.
    • Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?
  22. slangtransitiveTo leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
    • Let’s blow this joint.
  23. intransitiveTo leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
  24. transitiveTo make flyblown; to defile or spoil, especially with fly eggs.
  25. intransitive(of a fly) To lay eggs; to breed (in flesh or meat).
  26. obsoletetransitiveTo spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
  27. obsoletetransitiveTo inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
  28. intransitiveTo breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
  29. transitiveTo put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
  30. datedintransitiveTo talk loudly; boast; brag.
  31. datedslangtransitiveTo slander, insult, critique or discredit (someone); to reprimand or scold (someone).
  32. UKarchaicslangtransitiveTo expose, or inform on.
  33. informalintransitiveslangTo sing.
    • That girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to her blow!
  34. colloquialintransitiveslangTo flatulate or defecate.
    • Uh, oh! I gotta blow!
  35. To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
noun
  1. countableuncountableA strong wind.
    • We’re having a bit of a blow this afternoon.
  2. countableinformaluncountableA chance to catch one's breath.
    • The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.
  3. USslanguncountablePowder cocaine.
  4. UKslanguncountableCannabis.
  5. slanguncountableHeroin.
  6. countableinformaluncountablevulgarA blowjob; fellatio.
    • His girlfriend gave him a blow.
  7. countableuncountableAn instance of using high-pressure air to empty water from the ballast tanks of a submarine, increasing the submarine's buoyancy and causing it to surface.
  8. An instance of the act of striking or hitting.
    • A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.
    • During an exchange to end round 13, Duran landed a blow to the midsection.
  9. A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
  10. A damaging occurrence.
    • A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.
  11. AustraliahistoricalA cut made to a sheep's fleece by a shearer using hand-shears.
  12. AustraliaAn outcrop of quartz from surrounding rock, thought to indicate mineral deposits below.
  13. Synonym of button (“the punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene”).
  14. A state of flowering; a bloom.
    • roses in full blow
  15. A display or mass of flowers; a yield.
  16. figurativelyA display of anything bright or brilliant.
interjection
  1. Used to express displeasure or frustration.
    • Blow the expense!
adjective
  1. Blue.