verb
- To produce an air current.
- To propel by an air current.
- To be propelled by an air current.
- To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.
- To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
- To clear of contents by forcing air through.
- To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
- To make a sound as the result of being blown.
- (of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
- To explode.
- (with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
- To cause sudden destruction of.
- To suddenly fail destructively.
- (used to express displeasure or frustration) Damn.
- To be very undesirable. (See also suck.)
- To recklessly squander.
- To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)
- To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
- To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
- To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
- To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
- To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
- To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
- To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.
- To sing.
- To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
verb
- To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
noun
- The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet in the visible spectrum, and one of the primary additive colours for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and green from white light using magenta and cyan filters; or any colour resembling this.
- A blue dye or pigment.
- Any of several processes to protect metal against rust.
- Blue clothing
- (in the plural) A blue uniform. See blues.
- A member of law enforcement
- The sky, literally or figuratively.
- The ocean; deep waters.
- The far distance; a remote or distant place.
- Anything blue, especially to distinguish it from similar objects differing only in color.
- A dog or cat with a slaty gray coat.
- One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of five points.
- Any of the butterflies of the subfamily Polyommatinae in the family Lycaenidae, most of which have blue on their wings.
- A bluefish.
- An argument.
- A liquid with an intense blue colour, added to a laundry wash to prevent yellowing of white clothes.
- A type of firecracker.
- A bluestocking.
- One of the three color charges for quarks.
adjective
- Of the colour blue.
- Depressed, melancholic, sad.
- Pale, without redness or glare; said of a flame.
- Supportive of, run by (a member of), pertaining to, or dominated by a political party represented by the colour blue.
- Of the higher-frequency region of the part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.
- (of steak) Extra rare; left very raw and cold.
- (of a dog or cat) Having a coat of fur of a slaty gray shade.
- Severe or overly strict in morals; gloomy.
- (of women) literary; bluestockinged.
- Having a color charge of blue.
- (entertainment) Risque or obscene
adjective
- (entertainment) Pornographic or profane.
Synonyms: X-rated, adult
Pronunciation
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