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bloh
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o·ver·blow
/
ˌoʊ
vərˈbloʊ
/
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bloh
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verb,
o·ver·blew,
o·ver·blown,
o·ver·blow·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to give excessive importance or value to:
to overblow one's own writing.
2.
to overinflate.
3.
to
blow
over the surface of, as the wind, sand, or the like:
dead leaves overblowing the yard.
4.
to
blow
(a wind instrument or an organ pipe) in such a way as to produce overtones.
verb (used without object)
5.
to overblow a wind instrument.
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Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English;
see
over-
,
blow
2
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overblow
(ˌəʊvəˈbləʊ)
—
vb
,
-blows
,
-blowing
,
-blew
,
-blown
1.
music
to blow into (a wind instrument) with greater force than normal in order to obtain a harmonic or overtone instead of the fundamental tone
2.
to blow (a wind instrument) or (of a wind instrument) to be blown too hard
3.
to blow over, away, or across
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