Meaning of blow down | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To knock over with an air current, most often wind.
   transitive
2. To clean off from top to bottom with an air current from a compressed air hose.
   transitive
3. Synonym of dirty down.
4. To kill (someone) with a gun.
   US, dated, slang, transitive
5. To signal to someone by blowing into a whistle.
   US, dated, slang, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow⟳ your house down.”

“Part of the shed⟳ was recently blown down in a gale and has been removed, leaving rather inadequate accommodation.”

“A tree had been blown down on the track east of Chippenham. Bath Spa station became a scene of milling confusion. One minute we were told that trains were running. Then they weren't. Then they were again. Not a sound⟳ basis on which to try⟳ rejigging a business trip⟳.”

“Blow⟳ down this enclosure and do some chip handling before you run⟳ this machine any further.”

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