blow away

verb

blew away; blown away; blowing away; blows 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

Synonyms

• annihilate
• bomb
• bury
• clobber
• cream
• drub
• dust
• flatten
• paste
• rout
• shellac
• skin
• skunk
• smoke [slang]
• smother
• snow under
• thrash
• trim
• tromp
• trounce
• wallop
• wax [slang]
• whip
• whomp
• whop
• whap
• whup

Example Sentences

the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion

Recent Examples on the Web

Make sure to hold the spray an inch from the skin to ensure that the product reaches the scalp and is not blown away in the wind. —Isabella Ubaldi, Health, 11 Apr. 2023

Buy It: Outland Living Firebowl, $103 (was $150), Amazon Greenworks Single Speed Electric Blower Swiftly blow away dry or wet leaves and debris at 160 MPH (miles per hour) wind speeds to get your backyard guest-ready. —Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2023

For this reason, generators should be run outside, at least 20 feet from the house, away from windows and doors, with the exhaust blowing away from the house. —Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023

On one hand, there’s the polished punk band that writes anthems about, almost exclusively, the highs and lows of drugs, drinking, and sobriety, and blows away crowds as the best SoCal punk band under age 50. —Josh Chesler, SPIN, 16 Mar. 2023

That humbleness and aw-shucks demeanor would always remain a part of him and anybody who ever met him would be blown away by that self-effacing aspect of his character. —Steve Rosen, Variety, 10 Mar. 2023

In the first episode, Daisy buys Carole King’s Tapestry and is blown away by the confessional songs. —Jerry Portwood, Town & Country, 5 Mar. 2023

First the Islamist parties need to dry up and blow away. —Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023

After grabbing four interceptions Saturday, the Trojans are on pace to blow away that mark. —Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1