blow-v; 16 Senses

Sense Number 1: exhale hard

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent[animate]] BLOW

Examples:
She blew on her soup to cool it.
Go blow your nose.
He made a wish and blew out the candles.
The whale blew again, and they were close enough to catch some of the mist.

Mappings:
VerbNet: crane-40.3.2,split-23.2
FrameNet: Breathing
PropBank: blow.04
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3, 15
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
blow_out 2

Sense Number 2: (cause to) be in motion due to air currents

Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[patient] BLOW PP[directional] NP1[agent] BLOW NP2[theme] PP[directional]
NOTE: the direction need not be stated, but is always implied as in example 5. Includes metaphorical uses.

Examples:
The wind blew from the west.
The leaves were blowing in the wind.
I blew my hair dry.
The wind blew the leaves around in the yard.
She blew me a kiss.
The bald eagle controversy was the biggest storm to blow through
the bird-watcher community.

Mappings:
VerbNet: weather-57
FrameNet: Motion
PropBank: blow.01
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 4, 13, 14

Sense Number 3: make a sound

Examples:
The whistle blew.
The trumpets blew.
He blew the horn.
No one should blow their car horn in anger.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: blow.09
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 5, 10, 11

Sense Number 4: explode, burst or break suddenly

Commentary: Includes: BLOW OFF; BLOW OUT; BLOW UP Syntax Is: NP1[agent] BLOW OFF/UP/OUT NP2[concrete] (PP NP3[instrument])
NOTE: use this sense for instances where an outer structure is destroyed because of forces WITHIN that structure.

Examples:
He blew up his garage with a botched experiment.
How does a volcano blow its top?
My only transportation blew out a spark plug for the fifth time.
My microwave blew a fuse, and when I replaced it, it blew again.
Someone's laptop just freakin blew up and started a cozy little desktop fire!
The bomb blew off the roof of the building.
The oil well blew out.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: blow.06,blow.07,blow.08
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 21, 22
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
blow_out 1, 3
blow_off 1
blow_up 1, 5

Sense Number 5: spend wastefully; squander

Examples:
He blew his inheritance on wild living.
She blew her bonus money on one outrageously expensive bottle of wine.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 8, 9

Sense Number 6: make a mess of; ruin or jeapardize

Commentary:
NOTE: this sense is used for metaphorical instances of sense 4.

Examples:
The senator admits he blew the whole campaign with that one comment.
"I blew my last chance to get him back," she sobbed.
Our strategy of pitting our enemies against each other just blew
up.
The story blew the agent's cover.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Bungling
PropBank: blow.10
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 7, 18

Sense Number 7: shape by blowing

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent[animate]] BLOW[volitional/controlled action] NP2[concrete]

Examples:
Only a true artisan could have blown that vase.

Mappings:
VerbNet: build-26.1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: blow.02
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 8: provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation

Examples:
She stopped coming there to blow the president.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: blow.03
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 12

Sense Number 9: leave

Examples:
Let's blow this joint.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 16

Sense Number 10: lay eggs

Examples:
Unable to find an attested example.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 17

Sense Number 11: show off

Examples:
Unable to find an attested example.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 19

Sense Number 12: get very angry and fly into a rage

Commentary: Includes: BLOW A FUSE, BLOW ONE'S STACK; BLOW UP

Examples:
When my mother found out where I'd been, she blew her stack.
When you tell him you didn't finish the report, he will blow up.
She made sports page headlines when she blew a fuse over trade talks involving her hubby.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
blow_one's_stack 1
blow_up 3
blow_a_fuse 1

Sense Number 13: fill with or as if with air

Commentary: Includes: BLOW UP Syntax Is: NP1[agent] BLOW (PP) NP2

Examples:
We blew up 15 balloons for the party.
Her face blew up from the drugs.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: blow.05
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
blow_up 7, 8

Sense Number 14: exagerate or embellish

Commentary: Includes: BLOW UP

Examples:
I'd like to have this picture blown up to a 5 x 7.
The tabloid press blew up the story about the 'party boat loaded
with drugs.'

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
blow_up 2, 4, 6

Sense Number 15: BLOW OVER: go away without lasting consequences

Examples:
Don't worry. It will all blow over in a few days.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
blow_over 1

Sense Number 16: surprise, outdo or impress greatly

Commentary: Includes: BLOW AWAY, BLOW OUT OF THE WATER

Examples:
Her news really blew me out of the water.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
blow_out_of_the_water 1