n.
1. A blowing off steam, water, etc.; -- Also, adj. as, a blow-off cock or pipe.
2. An outburst of temper or excitement. [Colloq.]
| Dictionary: Blow·-off |
1. A blowing off steam, water, etc.; -- Also, adj. as, a blow-off cock or pipe.
2. An outburst of temper or excitement. [Colloq.]
| Idioms: blow off |
1.
Vent one's strong feelings; see blow off steam.
2.
Disregard, ignore; evade something important. For example, If you blow off your homework, you're bound to run into trouble on the exam. [Slang; second half of 1900s]
3.
Overcome, defeat easily, as in With Rob pitching, we'll have no trouble blowing off the opposing team. [Slang; 1950s] Also see
blow away, def. 2.
4.
Ignore, abandon, refuse to take part. For example, The college is blowing off our request for a new student center. [Slang; mid-1900s]
| Architecture: blow-off |
On a boiler, an outlet to permit the discharge of accumulated deposits from water.
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| WordNet: blow off |
The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
come off due to an explosion or other strong force
| boiler blow-off tank | |
| Blow Off Top (finance term) | |
| The Bounce (1995 Album by Ken-Lou) |
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