To blow over | Contact Us
 

WK :: To blow over ::
[ W E B   K N O W L E D G E   O N L I N E :: To blow over ]
 Resources ::
WB
WBT
Addons
Baby
Cooking
Books
Runway
Legal
DVD
Electronics
Outdoor Living
Kitchen
Change
Magazines
Pop Music
PCs
Computers
Cameras
Software
Toys
Tools
Video
Computer


[W/K] :: To blow over


1 definition 
 for To blow over
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Hark how it rains and blows !         --Walton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth
        or from a pair of bellows.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Here is Mistress Page at the door, sweating and
              blowing.                              --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To sound on being blown into, as a trumpet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There let the pealing organ blow.     --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To be carried or moved by the wind; as, the dust blows in
        from the street.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The grass blows from their graves to thy own. --M.
                                                    Arnold.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. To talk loudly; to boast; to storm. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              You blow behind my back, but dare not say anything
              to my face.                           --Bartlett.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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]


Request more information on To blow over
[W/K]
King of Torts
Perricone Prescription
Atkins
Linksys
Art
SanDisk
Cooking
Kids
Videos
Bosch
Porter
Strait-Line Laser
Legal
Black and Decker
Leatherman
Logitech Cordless
Home/Office
Religion
Windows XP
EuroPro Shark
Harrisons
Art
Management
Copyright Web Knowledge Online Inc. 1997-2003 - [privacy policy] -