Phrase guide

blow over

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To blow on something causing it to topple.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • The wind blew over the pole.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To be knocked down by wind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • The tree blew over in the storm.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To pass naturally; to go away; to calm down or subside.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, intransitive

Examples

  • They huddled, waiting for the storm to blow over.
  • You cannot simply wait for a problem like that to blow over.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To overwhelm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

disappear gradually

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The pain eventually passed off

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: evanesce, fade, pass off, fleet, pass

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disappear, vanish, go away

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Swedish: blåsa omkull — to blow on something causing it to topple
  • French: abattre — to be knocked down by wind
  • Swedish: blåsa omkull — to be knocked down by wind
  • French: se terminer — to pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down
  • French: être enterré — to pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down
  • French: passer — to pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down
  • Polish: ucichać — to pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down
  • Polish: ucichnąć — to pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down
  • Swedish: bedarra — to pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down
  • Swedish: mojna — to pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down
  • Welsh: hwylio i lawr — to pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down