Blow off

verb

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.verbTo pass gas; to break wind, to fart.

2.verbTo vent, usually, to reduce pressure in a container.

"The radioactivity was released when they blew off steam from the containment vessel."

3.verbTo let steam escape through a passage provided for the purpose.

"The engine or steamer is blowing off."

4.verbTo shirk or disregard (a duty or person).

"I decided to blow off the meeting and leave early."

5.verbTo forcibly disconnect something by use of a firearm or explosive device.

"Her leg was blown off by a landmine."

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