Antonyms for blow in


Grammar : Noun, verb


Definition of blow in

Origin :
  • "move air," Old English blawan "blow, breathe, make an air current; kindle; inflate; sound a wind instrument" (class VII strong verb; past tense bleow, past participle blawen), from Proto-Germanic *blæ-anan (cf. Old High German blaen, German blähen), from PIE *bhle- "to swell, blow up" (cf. Latin flare "to blow"), possibly identical with *bhel- (2) "to blow, swell" (see bole).
  • Meaning "to squander" (of money) is from 1874. Sense of "depart suddenly" is from 1902. Slang "do fellatio on" sense is from 1933, as blow (someone) off, originally among prostitutes (cf. blow job). This usage probably is not connected to the colloquial imprecation (1781, associated with sailors, e.g. Popeye's "well, blow me down!"), which has past participle blowed. Meaning "to spend (money) foolishly and all at once" is 1890s; that of "bungle an opportunity" is from 1943. To blow over "pass" is from 1610s, originally of storms. To blow (someone's) mind was in use by 1967; there is a song title "Blow Your Mind" released in a 1965 Mirawood recording by a group called The Gas Company.
  • As in newcomer : noun person who has just arrived in area
  • As in alien : noun foreign being
  • As in arrive : verb come to a destination
  • As in penetrate : verb pierce; get through physically
  • As in show : verb passively exhibit something
  • As in show up : verb arrive, attend
  • As in turn up : verb come, arrive
  • As in come : verb advance, approach
  • As in drop in : verb visit
  • As in enter : verb come, put into a place
  • As in get : verb arrive
  • As in get in : verb infiltrate; find a way in
  • As in appear : verb come into sight

Synonyms for blow in

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