The difference between Blow and Stink

When used as nouns, blow means a strong wind, whereas stink means a strong bad smell.

When used as verbs, blow means to produce an air current, whereas stink means to have a strong bad smell.

When used as adjectives, blow means blue, whereas stink means bad-smelling, stinky.


check bellow for the other definitions of Blow and Stink

  1. Blow as an adjective (now, chiefly, dialectal, Northern England):

    Blue.

  1. Blow as a verb (intransitive):

    To produce an air current.

  2. Blow as a verb (transitive):

    To propel by an air current.

    Examples:

    "Blow the dust off that book and open it up."

  3. Blow as a verb (intransitive):

    To be propelled by an air current.

    Examples:

    "The leaves blow through the streets in the fall."

  4. Blow as a verb (transitive):

    To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.

  5. Blow as a verb:

    To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.

    Examples:

    "to blow the fire"

  6. Blow as a verb:

    To clear of contents by forcing air through.

    Examples:

    "to blow an egg"

    "to blow one's nose"

  7. Blow as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.

  8. Blow as a verb (intransitive):

    To make a sound as the result of being blown.

    Examples:

    "In the harbor, the ships' horns blew."

  9. Blow as a verb (intransitive, of a [[cetacean]]):

    To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.

    Examples:

    "There's nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and blow."

    "There she blows! (i.e. "I see a whale spouting!")"

  10. Blow as a verb (intransitive):

    To explode.

    Examples:

    "Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow!"

  11. Blow as a verb (transitive, with "up", or, with prep phrase headed by "to"):

    To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.

    Examples:

    "The demolition squad neatly blew the old hotel up."

    "The aerosol can was blown to bits."

  12. Blow as a verb (transitive):

    To cause sudden destruction of.

    Examples:

    "He blew the tires and the engine."

  13. Blow as a verb (intransitive):

    To suddenly fail destructively.

    Examples:

    "He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line."

  14. Blow as a verb (intransitive, slang):

    To be very undesirable (see also suck).

    Examples:

    "This blows!"

  15. Blow as a verb (transitive, slang):

    To recklessly squander.

    Examples:

    "I managed to blow $1000 at blackjack in under an hour."

    "I blew $35 thou on a car."

    "We blew an opportunity to get benign corporate sponsorship."

  16. Blow as a verb (transitive, vulgar):

    To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)

    Examples:

    "Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?"

  17. Blow as a verb (transitive, slang):

    To leave.

    Examples:

    "Let's blow this joint."

  18. Blow as a verb:

    To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.

  19. Blow as a verb (obsolete):

    To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.

  20. Blow as a verb (obsolete):

    To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.

  21. Blow as a verb (intransitive):

    To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.

  22. Blow as a verb (transitive):

    To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.

    Examples:

    "to blow a horse"

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  23. Blow as a verb (obsolete):

    To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.

  24. Blow as a verb (slang, informal, AAVE):

    To sing

    Examples:

    "That girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to her blow!"

  25. Blow as a verb (Scientology, intransitive):

    To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.

  1. Blow as a noun:

    A strong wind.

    Examples:

    "We're having a bit of a blow this afternoon."

  2. Blow as a noun (informal):

    A chance to catch one's breath.

    Examples:

    "The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout."

  3. Blow as a noun (uncountable, US, slang):

    Cocaine.

  4. Blow as a noun (uncountable, UK, slang):

    Cannabis.

  5. Blow as a noun (uncountable, US Chicago Regional, slang):

    Heroin.

  1. Blow as a noun:

    the act of striking or hitting

    Examples:

    "A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone."

    "During an exchange to end round 13, Duran landed a blow to the midsection."

    "synonyms: bace strike hit punch"

  2. Blow as a noun:

    a sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault

  3. Blow as a noun:

    a damaging occurrence.

    Examples:

    "A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park."

    "synonyms: disaster calamity"

  1. Blow as a verb:

    to blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom

  1. Blow as a noun:

    a mass or display of flowers; a yield

  2. Blow as a noun:

    a display of anything brilliant or bright

  3. Blow as a noun:

    a bloom, state of flowering

    Examples:

    "roses in full blow."

  1. Stink as a verb (intransitive):

    To have a strong bad smell.

  2. Stink as a verb (intransitive, informal):

    To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.

    Examples:

    "That movie stinks. I didn't even stay for the end."

  3. Stink as a verb (intransitive):

    To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.

    Examples:

    "Something stinks about the politician's excuses."

  4. Stink as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.

  1. Stink as a noun:

    A strong bad smell.

  2. Stink as a noun (informal):

    A complaint or objection.

    Examples:

    "If you don't make a stink about the problem, nothing will be done."

  3. Stink as a noun (slang, New Zealand):

    A failure or unfortunate event.

    Examples:

    "The concert was stink."

  1. Stink as an adjective (Caribbean, Guyana):

    Bad-smelling, stinky.