Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or used in blowing off (which see, under
blow , verb, I.).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A blowing off steam, water, etc.
- noun colloq. An outburst of temper or excitement.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
blowoff .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb come off due to an explosion or other strong force
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Examples
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Mr. CALDWELL: The blow-off match, which would be the November 2nd general elections.
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Mr. CALDWELL: The blow-off match, which would be the November 2nd general elections.
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Perhaps the best recent example of financial asset inflation was the dot com blow-off in the late 1990s, which capped the long secular bull market that started in 1982.
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To push forward the concept of African cultural development I have created this blog but more importantly than that it's a place where we can blow-off steam and discuss the impossible task of defining a continent.
Global Voices in English » Out of Africa Emerges Digital Art and Animation 2009
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Mr. CALDWELL: The blow-off match, which would be the November 2nd general elections.
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Since the early 1980s, then, we had a long bull market that gave way to financial inflation with the dot com blow-off.
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Certainly, he will always be remembered for Rhett Butler and that famous blow-off line to Scarlett "Frankly, my dear..."
John Farr: Clark Gable: King of Hollywood John Farr 2012
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She became a ski instructor, a subtle but athletic blow-off to the parents who had put her through college as a classics major.
Sleepwalk With Me Mike Birbiglia 2010
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Then, instantly, I thought about his blow-off after church.
Kiss It Erin Downing 2010
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Then, instantly, I thought about his blow-off after church.
Kiss It Erin Downing 2010
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