- blow someone off N. Amer.
- blow someone off N. Amer.informalfail to keep an appointment with someone.↘end a romantic or sexual relationship with someone.→ blow
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blow someone off N. Amer.
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blow — blow1 verb (past blew; past participle blown) 1》 (of wind) move creating an air current. ↘be carried or driven by the wind. 2》 expel air through pursed lips. ↘force air through the mouth into (an instrument) to make a sound. ↘force… … English new terms dictionary
blow — {{11}}blow (n.1) hard hit, mid 15c., blowe, from northern and East Midlands dialects, perhaps from M.Du. blouwen to beat, a common Germanic word of unknown origin (Cf. Ger. bleuen, Goth. bliggwan to strike ). Influenced in English by BLOW (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
put someone to death — EXECUTE, hang, behead, guillotine, decapitate, electrocute, shoot, gas, crucify, stone; kill, murder, assassinate, eliminate, terminate, exterminate, destroy; informal bump off, polish off, do away with, do in, knock off, top, string up, take out … Useful english dictionary
knock — verb 1》 strike a surface noisily to attract attention. ↘strike or thump together or against something. ↘(of a motor) make a thumping or rattling noise. 2》 collide forcefully with. ↘force to move or fall with a blow or collision: he… … English new terms dictionary
sock — noun 1》 a knitted garment for the foot and lower part of the leg. 2》 an insole. 3》 a white marking on the lower part of a horse s leg. 4》 informal a hard blow. ↘N. Amer. force or emphasis. verb informal 1》 hit forcefully. 2》 (sock something… … English new terms dictionary
strike — verb (past and past participle struck strʌk) 1》 deliver a blow to. ↘accidentally hit (a part of one s body) against something. ↘come into forcible contact with. ↘(in sporting contexts) hit or kick (a ball). ↘ignite (a match) by… … English new terms dictionary
hack — hack1 verb 1》 cut with rough or heavy blows. 2》 kick wildly or roughly. 3》 use a computer to gain unauthorized access to data. ↘program quickly and roughly. 4》 [usu. with negative] (hack it) informal manage; cope. 5》 (hack someone off)… … English new terms dictionary
bump — noun 1》 a light blow or a jolting collision. ↘Rowing (in races where boats make a spaced start one behind another) the point at which a boat begins to overtake or touch the boat ahead, thereby defeating it. 2》 a protuberance on a level… … English new terms dictionary
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
American and British English differences — For the Wikipedia editing policy on use of regional variants in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of style#National varieties of English. This is one of a series of articles about the differences between British English and American English, which … Wikipedia
