blow away
verb
Definition of blow away
transitive verb
1 : to dissipate or remove as if with a current of air their doubts were blown away
2 : to kill by gunfire : shoot dead
3 : to impress very strongly and usually favorably
4 : to defeat soundly blew their rivals away in the first game
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Examples of blow away in a sentence
the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion
14th Century
First Known Use of blow away
14th century
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