blow away
1. Of the wind, to blow someone or something away from its current location. Our trashcans were blown away in that bad storm, and we finally found them down the street in our neighbor's yard. I was almost blown away on my walk to the library because it's so windy out! I wouldn't put out the recycling until the wind dies down. You don't want everything to blow away.
2. To thoroughly impress, overwhelm, or excite someone. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "blow" and "away." The show of support from everyone just blew me away. I was blown away by how good that movie was! It's not like I expected to be blown away by that play or anything, but I also didn't think it would be so dull that I could barely stay awake!
3. slang To kill someone, especially with gunfire or an explosive device. Ray blew away the informant, just as the boss told him to. I've heard there are still landmines around here, so we have to be careful. One wrong step and we'll be blown away! The robber waved his gun and shouted, "Get back, or I'll blow you away!"
4. To defeat an opponent easily or by a wide margin. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can used between "blow" and "away." The final score was 17–1? Wow, we really blew that team away! I have a feeling the top-ranked team is just going to blow away any opponent they face. As predicted, that candidate dominated in the election and blew her opponent away.
blowed (away)
slang Intoxicated, either by drugs or alcohol. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really blowed! A: "Are those guys totally blowed away?" B: "Probably, they reek of weed." Well, I must have been blowed away if I got up and did karaoke at the bar last night!
blown away
1. Thoroughly impressed, overwhelmed, or excited by something. I am blown away by the show of support from everyone. I was blown away by how good that movie was! We had no idea Molly had such a beautiful singing voice, so we were blown away by her performance at the talent show.
2. slang Intoxicated, either by drugs or alcohol. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really blown away! Well, I must have been blown away if I got up and did karaoke at the bar! Help him get home, will ya? He started drinking whiskey, and now he's blown away.
3. slang Killed by gunfire. Two guys were blown away in your building tonight, and you don't know anything about it? The robber waved his gun and told us we'd be blown away if we didn't stay back. A: "Boss, the informant's been blown away." B: "Good. That rat needed to be silenced."
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