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blow
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bl??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /blo?/
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
From Middle English blowen, from Old English bl?wan (“to blow, breathe, inflate, sound”), from Proto-West Germanic *bl?an, from Proto-Germanic *bl?an? (“to blow”) (compare German blähen), from Proto-Indo-European *b?leh?- (“to swell, blow up”) (compare Latin fl? (“to blow”) and Old Armenian ?????? (be?un, “fertile”)).
Verb
blow (third-person singular simple present blows, present participle blowing, simple past blew, past participle blown)
- (intransitive) To produce an air current.
- 1653, Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler
- Hark how it rains and blows!
- 1653, Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler
- (transitive) To propel by an air current.
- (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
- (transitive) 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.
- (transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
- (intransitive) To make a sound as the result of being blown.
- (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
- (intransitive) To explode.
- (transitive, with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
- (transitive) To cause sudden destruction of.
- (intransitive) To suddenly fail destructively.
- (intransitive) (used to express displeasure or frustration) Damn.
- (intransitive, slang, sometimes considered vulgar) To be very undesirable.
- Synonym: suck
- (transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.
- (transitive, vulgar) To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:give head
- (transitive, slang) To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
- To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
- (obsolete) To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
- Through the court his courtesy was blown.
- (obsolete) To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
- (intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
- (transitive) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)
- (dated) To talk loudly; boast; storm.
- a. 1940, Mildred Haun, "Shin-Bone Rocks" in The Hawk's Done Gone p. 218:
- He didn't just set around and try to out sweettalk somebody; he got out and out-fit somebody. He wouldn't be blowing when he told his boys how he fit for the woman he got.
- 1969, Charles Ambrose McCarthy, The Great Molly Maguire Hoax (page 113)
- At the breaking edge with him and completely fed up with his everlasting bragging and blowing about his personal exploits, and desirous of putting him somewhere, anywhere, so they wouldn't be continuously annoyed by him, […]
- 1976, David Toulmin, Blown Seed (page 148)
- Audie never liked him because he was further in with old Craig than he was, bragging and blowing about his work and the things he could do, while Audie sat quiet as a mouse listening to his blab.
- a. 1940, Mildred Haun, "Shin-Bone Rocks" in The Hawk's Done Gone p. 218:
- (slang, informal, African-American Vernacular) To sing.
- (Scientology, intransitive) To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
blow (plural blows)
- A strong wind.
- (informal) A chance to catch one’s breath.
- (uncountable, US, slang) Cocaine.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cocaine
- (uncountable, Britain, slang) Cannabis.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana
- (uncountable, US Chicago Regional, slang) Heroin.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:heroin
- (informal, vulgar) A blowjob; fellatio
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:oral sex
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English blo, bloo, from Old English bl?w (“blue”), from Proto-Germanic *bl?waz (“blue, dark blue, grey, black”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?l?w- (“yellow, blond, grey”). Cognate with Latin flavus (“yellow”). Doublet of blue.
Adjective
blow (comparative blower or more blow, superlative blowest or most blow)
- (now chiefly dialectal, Northern England) Blue.
Etymology 3
From Middle English blowe, blaw, northern variant of bl?we, from Proto-Germanic *blewwan? (“to beat”) (compare Old Norse blegði (“wedge”), German bläuen, Middle Dutch blouwen). Related to block.
Noun
blow (plural blows)
- The act of striking or hitting.
- Synonyms: bace, strike, hit, punch
- A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
- 1838-1842', Thomas Arnold, History of Rome
- A vigorous blow might win [Hanno's camp].
- 1838-1842', Thomas Arnold, History of Rome
- A damaging occurrence.
- Synonyms: disaster, calamity
- (Australia, shearing, historical) A cut made to a sheep's fleece by a shearer using hand-shears.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 4
From Middle English blowen, from Old English bl?wan, from Proto-Germanic *bl?an? (compare Dutch bloeien, German blühen), from Proto-Indo-European *b?leh?- (compare Latin flor?re (“to bloom”)).
Verb
blow (third-person singular simple present blows, present participle blowing, simple past blew, past participle blown)
- To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4 Scene 1
- You seem to me as Dian in her orb,
- As chaste as is the bud ere it be blown;
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 5
- How blows the citron grove.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4 Scene 1
Related terms
- full-blown
Translations
Noun
blow (plural blows)
- A mass or display of flowers; a yield.
- A display of anything brilliant or bright.
- A bloom, state of flowering.
Related terms
- ablow
- elder-blow
Translations
Anagrams
- bowl
Middle English
Verb
blow
- Alternative form of blowen (“to blow”)
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bate
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be?t/
- Rhymes: -e?t
- Homophone: bait
Etymology 1
Aphetic form of abate
Verb
bate (third-person singular simple present bates, present participle bating, simple past and past participle bated)
- (transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate.
- Abate thy speed, and I will bate of mine.
- (transitive) To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation
- (transitive, sometimes figuratively) To cut off, remove, take away.
- c. 1658, Dr. Henry More, Government of the Tongue:
- He will not bate an ace of absolute certainty.
- c. 1658, Dr. Henry More, Government of the Tongue:
- (archaic, transitive) To leave out, except, bar.
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 2, scene 1:
- (Sebastian) "Bate, I beseech you, widow Dido."
- c. 1609 The Maid's Tragedy by Beaumont and Fletcher, act 1, scene 1:
- Bate me the king, and, be he flesh and blood, / He lies that says it.
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 2, scene 1:
- To waste away.
- 1597, The First Part of King Henry the Fourth, by Shakespeare, act 3, scene 3:
- (Falstaff) "Bardolph, am I not fallen away vilely since this last action? do I not bate? do I not dwindle?"
- 1597, The First Part of King Henry the Fourth, by Shakespeare, act 3, scene 3:
- To deprive of.
- 1633 (first published) George Herbert, The Church Porch
- When baseness is exalted, do not bate / The place its honour for the person's sake.
- 1633 (first published) George Herbert, The Church Porch
- To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
- when the landholder's rent falls, he must either bate the labourer's wages , or not employ, or not pay him
- To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
- to whom he bates nothing or what he stood upon with the parliament
Translations
References
- 1897 Universal Dictionary of the English Language, Robert Hunter and Charles Morris (editors), volume 1, page 459.
Etymology 2
- Noun: From the verb, or directly from the noun debate.
- Verb: From Middle English bate (“contention”), from Old French batre (French battre), from Late Latin batere.
Noun
bate (uncountable)
- Strife; contention.
- 1598, William Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 2:
- ... and wears his boots very smooth, like unto the sign of the leg, and breeds no bate with telling of discreet stories;
- 1888, Sir Richard Burton, The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night (Arabian Nights)
- So the strife redoubled and the weapons together clashed and ceased not bate and debate and naught was to be seen but blood flowing and necks bowing; […]
- 1911, H.G. Wells, The New Machiavelli:
- The other merely needs jealousy and bate, of which there are great and easily accessible reservoirs in every human heart.
- 1598, William Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 2:
Translations
Verb
bate (third-person singular simple present bates, present participle bating, simple past and past participle bated)
- (intransitive) To contend or strive with blows or arguments.
- (intransitive, falconry) Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously; to bait.
- 1600, Francis Bacon, letter to Queen Elizabeth, upon the sending of a new-year's gift
- I am like a hawk , that bates , when I see occasion of service , but cannot fly because I am tied to another's fist
- 1600, Francis Bacon, letter to Queen Elizabeth, upon the sending of a new-year's gift
Translations
See also
- (to contend or strive with blows or arguments): bait.
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Swedish beta (“maceration, tanning”).
Noun
bate (plural bates)
- An alkaline lye which neutralizes the effect of the previous application of lime, and makes hides supple in the process of tanning.
- 1888, Popular Science (volume 34, number 10, page 287)
- The process of unliming hides and skins in tanning has been a slow and disgusting one, consisting in soaking the skins in a bath of manure in water, called bate.
- 1888, Popular Science (volume 34, number 10, page 287)
- A vat which contains this liquid.
Translations
Verb
bate (third-person singular simple present bates, present participle bating, simple past and past participle bated)
- (transitive) To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate.
Translations
References
- 1897 Universal Dictionary of the English Language, Robert Hunter and Charles Morris (editors), volume 1, page 459.
Etymology 4
Formed by analogy with eat ? ate or other Class 5 strong verbs (compare gave, obsolete spake, etc.), with which it shares an analogous past participle (eaten ? beaten).
Verb
bate
- (obsolete or nonstandard) simple past tense of beat; = beat.
- Fitzpatrick, now perceiving […] that he had made a very unfortunate mistake, began to ask many pardons of the lady; and then, turning to Jones, he said, “I would have you take notice I do not ask your pardon, for you have bate me; for which I am resolved to have your blood in the morning.”
- 2008 October 20th, Lee Aronsohn, David Goetsch, Steven Molaro, and Bill Prady, The Big Bang Theory (Chuck Lorre Productions, Warner Bros. Television; CBS), season 2, episode 5: “The Euclid Alternative”
- Leonard:?Penny’s taking you to the DMV; I’m going to bed.
Sheldon:?Why Penny?
Leonard:?Because rock bate scissors. Goodnight.
- Leonard:?Penny’s taking you to the DMV; I’m going to bed.
Translations
Etymology 5
Shortening of masturbate.
Verb
bate (third-person singular simple present bates, present participle bating, simple past and past participle bated)
- (intransitive, slang) To masturbate.
Translations
Anagrams
- Beta, Teba, abet, beat, beta
Asturian
Noun
bate m (plural bates)
- bat (club)
Crow
Alternative forms
- boté / baté / badé
Noun
bate
- male-bodied person who dresses and lives as a woman
See also
- two-spirit
- bacheé, bía
References
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
bate
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of baten
Noun
bate
- (archaic) Dative singular form of baat
Anagrams
- beat
Garo
Etymology
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Alternative forms
- bati
Postposition
bate
- (follows dative case -na) more than
Khumi Chin
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?.te?/
Noun
bate
- swelling
Derived terms
- bakungte
References
- K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin?[1], Payap University, page 74
Kitanemuk
Etymology
From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pa. Cognate with Serrano bate.
Noun
b?te
- water
References
- Kroeber, Shoshonean Dialects of California, in University of California Publications: American archaeology and ethnology, volume 4, page 81
Latin
Noun
bate
- vocative singular of batus
Lindu
Noun
bate
- gravestone
Middle English
Noun
bate
- Alternative form of bot (“boat”)
Portuguese
Verb
bate
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of bater
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of bater
Romanian
Etymology
From Late Latin battere, variant of Latin battuere, present active infinitive of battu? (“beat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ba.te/
Verb
a bate (third-person singular present bate, past participle b?tut) 3rd conj.
- to beat
- to defeat
- to strike, hit, punch
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (defeat): învinge, înfrânge
- (beat): cafti (slang), mardi (slang), cotonogi (slang)
- (hit): lovi
Derived terms
- batere
- b?tut
- b?t?tor
- b?t?tur?
Related terms
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
bate
- vocative singular of bat
Serrano
Etymology
From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pa.
Noun
b?te
- water
References
- Kroeber, Shoshonean Dialects of California, in University of California Publications: American archaeology and ethnology, volume 4, page 81
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bate/, [?ba.t?e]
Etymology 1
From English bat.
Noun
bate m (plural bates)
- (sports) bat
Etymology 2
Noun
bate m (plural bates)
- (Honduras, slang) reefer, joint (a marijuana cigarette)
- Synonyms: canuto, (Honduras) carruco, (Honduras) leño, porro, (Chile) pito
Etymology 3
Verb
bate
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of batir.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of batir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of batir.
Walloon
Etymology
From Old French batre, from Late Latin batt?, battere, alternative form of Latin battu?, battuere (“beat, pound; fight”).
Verb
bate
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to fight
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