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# blow

verb (blow, blows, blew, blown, blowing; blow out, blow up, blow away); noun (a blow, blows)

«blow» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Of wind: to move: «The wind is blowing». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blow/#m1)
2. To push air out of your mouth: blow out candles, blow your nose, blow bubbles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blow/#m2)
3. Of something: to be moved by wind: «The leaves blew away». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blow/#m3)
4. Blow up: to fill with air (a balloon) or to explode. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blow/#m4)
5. A noun: a hard hit with a hand or a weapon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blow/#m5)
6. A noun: a sudden shock or disappointment: «Losing was a blow». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blow/#m6)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blow/#x1)
- Blow out the candles and make a wish! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blow/#x2)
- Blow your nose into a tissue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blow/#x3)
- My hat blew away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blow/#x4)
- Can you blow up the balloons? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blow/#x5)
- The referee blew the whistle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blow/#x6)
- The boxer took a blow to the head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blow/#x7)
- Losing the final was a big blow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blow/#x8)
- The argument soon blew over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blow/#x9)
- Straws show how the wind blows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blow/#x10)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/blow/#x1)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/blow/#x2)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/blow/#x3)
- Blow the horn in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly; (Prophets JOL.2.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/blow/#x4)
- Blow the horn at the new moon, at the full moon for our feast-day. (Writings PSA.81.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/blow/#x5)
- Remove Thy stroke from off me; I am consumed by the blow of Thy hand. (Writings PSA.39.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/blow/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «blow» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blow/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«blow» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/blow.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «blow» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/blow/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«blow» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/blow.html) on Mova free.