blow

Everyday

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 →

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 Jewish tradition

Here it means to sound a horn or trumpet, and also to send wind.

Interpretation. Blowing the trumpets told the camp to gather or to move. Tradition notes that a long blast was for gathering and a broken alarm for travelling.

Examples

• Thou didst blow with Thy wind, the sea covered them; they sank as lead in the mighty waters. (Torah EXO.15.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• And when ye blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall take their journey. (Torah NUM.10.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• But when the assembly is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm. (Torah NUM.10.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• Blow the horn in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly; (Prophets JOL.2.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• Blow the horn at the new moon, at the full moon for our feast-day. (Writings PSA.81.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• Remove Thy stroke from off me; I am consumed by the blow of Thy hand. (Writings PSA.39.11, JPS 1917) 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.