blow down
(transitive, manufacturing) To clean off from top to bottom with an air current from a compressed air hose.
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(transitive, manufacturing) To clean off from top to bottom with an air current from a compressed air hose.
Blow down this enclosure and do some chip handling before you run this machine any further.
“This is our model of Hoad’s Windmill. It’s on display in our Sargent Gallery. Sadly the windmill blew down not long after Lowry painted it. That painting is also in the Sargent Gallery. (Bexhill - the place that is so windy the windmills blow down!😉) #Bexhill #Lowry #Windmill”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive) To knock over with an air current, most often wind.
I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down.
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(transitive, US, slang, dated) To kill (someone) with a gun.
I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down.
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