blow-dry (blō′drī′) tr.v. blow-dried ,
blow-dry·ing ,
blow-dries To dry and often style (hair) with a handheld dryer.
blow dryer n.
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blow-dry vb (
tr ) ,
-dries ,
-drying or -dried (Hairdressing & Grooming) to style (hair) while drying it with a hand-held hairdryer
n (Hairdressing & Grooming) this method of styling the hair
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
blow′-dry` v. -dried, -dry•ing, n., pl. -drys. v.t. 1. to dry or style (hair) with a blow-dryer or similar appliance.
n. 2. an act or instance of blow-drying.
[1965–70; back formation from
blow -dryer ]
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blow-dry Past participle: blow-driedGerund: blow-dryingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative blow-dry blow-dry
Present I blow-dry you blow-dry he/she/it blow-dries we blow-dry you blow-dry they blow-dry
Preterite I blow-dried you blow-dried he/she/it blow-dried we blow-dried you blow-dried they blow-dried
Present Continuous I am blow-drying you are blow-drying he/she/it is blow-drying we are blow-drying you are blow-drying they are blow-drying
Present Perfect I have blow-dried you have blow-dried he/she/it has blow-dried we have blow-dried you have blow-dried they have blow-dried
Past Continuous I was blow-drying you were blow-drying he/she/it was blow-drying we were blow-drying you were blow-drying they were blow-drying
Past Perfect I had blow-dried you had blow-dried he/she/it had blow-dried we had blow-dried you had blow-dried they had blow-dried
Future I will blow-dry you will blow-dry he/she/it will blow-dry we will blow-dry you will blow-dry they will blow-dry
Future Perfect I will have blow-dried you will have blow-dried he/she/it will have blow-dried we will have blow-dried you will have blow-dried they will have blow-dried
Future Continuous I will be blow-drying you will be blow-drying he/she/it will be blow-drying we will be blow-drying you will be blow-drying they will be blow-drying
Present Perfect Continuous I have been blow-drying you have been blow-drying he/she/it has been blow-drying we have been blow-drying you have been blow-drying they have been blow-drying
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been blow-drying you will have been blow-drying he/she/it will have been blow-drying we will have been blow-drying you will have been blow-drying they will have been blow-drying
Past Perfect Continuous I had been blow-drying you had been blow-drying he/she/it had been blow-drying we had been blow-drying you had been blow-drying they had been blow-drying
Conditional I would blow-dry you would blow-dry he/she/it would blow-dry we would blow-dry you would blow-dry they would blow-dry
Past Conditional I would have blow-dried you would have blow-dried he/she/it would have blow-dried we would have blow-dried you would have blow-dried they would have blow-dried
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. blow-dry - dry hair with a hair dryerdry ,
dry out - remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
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Translations
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
A cut and blow-dry , please → مِنْ فَضْلِكَ أُريدُ قَصُ شَعْري وتـَجْفِيفِهِ → Prosil bych ostříhat a vyfoukat → En klipning og føntørring, tak → Schneiden und föhnen, bitte → Κούρεμα και στέγνωμα, παρακαλώ → Cortar y cepillar, por favor → Leikkaus ja föönaus, kiitos → Coupe et brushing, s'il vous plaît → Molim vas šišanje i feniranje → Taglio e piega, per favore → カットとブローをお願いします → 커트하고 드라이 해 주세요 → Knippen en föhnen alstublieft → Klipp og føn, takk → Proszę o strzyżenie i suszenie z modelowaniem → Corte e escova, por favor → Пожалуйста, подстригите и высушите → Klippning och föning, tack → ช่วยตัดและเป่าให้แห้ง → Kesip kurutun lütfen → Làm ơn cắt và sấy khô tóc → 剪短加吹风 Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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