blow away

Definitions

1. 1

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, away.

2. 2

   To cause to go away by blowing, or by wind.

   • He blew away the dust which had collected on the book.
3. 3

   To disperse or to depart on currents of air.

   • I didn't have to rake. The leaves just blew away.
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   1. 4

      To leave, depart.

      • She was like / Jazz on a summer's day / Music, high and sweet / Then she just blew away
   2. 5

      To kill (someone) by shooting them with a firearm.

      • The kid just blew the clerk away.
   3. 6

      To utterly destroy, especially with overwhelming force.

   4. 7

      To flabbergast

      To flabbergast; to impress greatly.

      • The critics were blown away by their latest album.
   5. 8

      To overwhelm.

      • Newcastle were completely blown away during the opening half of the match but worked up a head of steam after the interval that saw them score four goals in 19 minutes against a bruised and beleaguered Arsenal.
   6. 9

      To cause to go away

      To cause to go away; to get rid of.

      • And when skipper Richie McCaw hoisted the Webb Ellis Trophy high into the night, a quarter of a century of hurt was blown away in an explosion of fireworks and cheering.
   7. 10

      To delete (data, files, etc.).

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