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Definition of Blow over
1. Verb. Disappear gradually. "The pain eventually passed 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
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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