blow down
A2 neutral separable both
In simple words
For wind to push something over until it falls down.
Literal meaning: For wind to blow something in a downward direction, causing it to fall.
Meanings
1 A2 neutral
Of wind: to cause something to fall to the ground.
"The storm blew down several trees across the road."
Grammar: separable
2 A2 neutral
To be knocked over or toppled by the force of the wind (intransitive).
"Half the garden furniture blew down in the night."
Usage notes
A very natural and common phrase in weather-related descriptions. Works both transitively ('the wind blew the tree down') and intransitively ('the fence blew down'). Common in all varieties of English.
Commonly used with
tree fence power line chimney wall shed sign
Forms
Base
blow down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
blows down
he/she/it
Past simple
blew down
yesterday
Past participle
blown down
have + pp
-ing form
blowing down
continuous
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