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View synonyms for blow off

blow off

verb

  1. to permit (a gas under pressure, esp steam) to be released
  2. slang.
    intr to emit wind noisily from the anus
  3. informal.
    tr to reject or jilt (someone)
  4. blow off steam
    See steam
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a discharge of a surplus fluid, such as steam, under pressure
  2. a device through which such a discharge is made
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

A boiler should be blown off about one gauge at a time two or three times a day with the blow-off if the water is muddy.

I want you to help me fix the fire hose, the short length, to that blow-off cock at the bottom of the boiler.

This operation should be begun at the bottom of the boiler near the blow-off plug, and be continued in advancing toward the top.

The cut tubes fall to the bottom of the boiler, and are removed through the blow-off hole of the front tube-plate.

A safety valve, a pressure indicator, and a blow-off complete the outfit.

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