blew away; blown away; blowing away; blows away
Definition of blow away
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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Synonyms for blow away
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
- (or whap),
- whup
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The first known use of blow away was in the 14th century
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