Definition of Blow over

1. Verb. Disappear gradually. "The pain eventually passed off"

Exact synonyms: Evanesce, Fade, Fleet, Pass, Pass Off
Generic synonyms: Disappear, Go Away, Vanish
Derivative terms: Evanescence, Evanescent, Passing

Definition of Blow over

1. Verb. To blow on something causing it to topple. ¹

2. Verb. (idiomatic) To pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blow Over

blow hot and cold
blow it
blow me
blow off
blow off steam
blow one's cool
blow one's nose
blow one's own horn
blow one's stack
blow one's top
blow out
blow out of proportion
blow out of the water
blow over (current term)
blow smoke
blow someone's brains out
blow someone's mind
blow someone out of the water
blow the whistle
blow this for a game of soldiers
blow this pop stand
blow this popsicle stand
blow torch
blow tube
blow up
blow up in one's face
blow valve

Literary usage of Blow over

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"... very considerably, however I cannot think but у storm must blow over." March 22,1721 : "I'm not very fond of travelling with much money, there's so much ..."

2. Thomas Nast: His Period and His Pictures by Albert Bigelow Paine (1904)
"... SOMETHING THAT DID blow over—NOVEMBER 7, 1871 that he had been trapped and offered to settle for a million dollars. A million and a half was demanded. ..."

3. Kate Beaumont by John William De Forest (1872)
"Wallace made no reply except to spur past his brother upon the pursuing Armi- tage and knock him senseless with a pistol- but blow over the head. ..."

4. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: Together with an by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1849)
"... and being of a much lower stature than the duke, who a little inclined towards him, he took the opportunity of giving the blow over his shoulder. ..."

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