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blow off
verb
- to permit (a gas under pressure, esp steam) to be released
- slang.intr to emit wind noisily from the anus
- informal.tr to reject or jilt (someone)
- See steamblow off steamblow off steam See steam
noun
- a discharge of a surplus fluid, such as steam, under pressure
- a device through which such a discharge is made
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Example Sentences
A boiler should be blown off about one gauge at a time two or three times a day with the blow-off if the water is muddy.
I want you to help me fix the fire hose, the short length, to that blow-off cock at the bottom of the boiler.
This operation should be begun at the bottom of the boiler near the blow-off plug, and be continued in advancing toward the top.
The cut tubes fall to the bottom of the boiler, and are removed through the blow-off hole of the front tube-plate.
A safety valve, a pressure indicator, and a blow-off complete the outfit.
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