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blows over

blows over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of blow over.

Meaning of blow over

Verb

blow over (third-person singular simple present blows over, present participle blowing over, simple past blew over, past participle blown over)

  1. (transitive) To blow on something causing it to topple.
    • The wind blew over the pole.
  2. (intransitive) To be knocked down by wind.
    • The tree blew over in the storm.
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To pass naturally; to go away; to calm down or subside.
    • They huddled, waiting for the storm to blow over.
  4. (transitive) To overwhelm.
    • I'm still mending from all that time ago, that was your purpose, so this could happen for me and so I can change the world and make it a better place, but I can't without fans, that blow me over with their wishes and dreams that couldn't exist without them.2011, Sandra Leigh Savage, Love Letters, →ISBN, page 79

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What is blows over the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Blows over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of blow over.

Words near blows over in the dictionary

  1. blows out
  2. blows out of proportion
  3. blows out of proportions
  4. blows out of the water
  5. blows out one's bags
  6. blows over
  7. blows past
  8. blows smoke
  9. blows someone's back out
  10. blows someone's brains out
  11. blows someone's cover

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