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Verb: blow off  blow-óf
  1. Come off due to an explosion or other strong force
     
  2. [Brit, slang] Expel intestinal gases through the anus
    - break wind
     
  3. [informal] Cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly
    - jilt
Noun: blow-off
  1. A discharge of steam or gas, e.g. to release pressure
     
  2. [Brit, vulgar] A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
    - flatus [technical], wind, breaking wind

Derived forms: blows off, blowing off, blown off, blow-offs, blew off

Type of: act involuntarily, act reflexively, come away, come off, detach, inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, leave, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex

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