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I don't like men who blow-dry their hair. If you are a man and you blow-dry your hair, then I don't like you and that's all there is to it.
Jack Dee

Meaning of "blow-dry" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLOW-DRY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLOW-DRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Blow-Dry is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb blow-dry in English.

WHAT DOES BLOW-DRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of blow-dry in the English dictionary

The definition of blow-dry in the dictionary is to style while drying it with a hand-held hairdryer. Other definition of blow-dry is this method of styling the hair.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BLOW-DRY

PRESENT

Present
I blow-dry
you blow-dry
he/she/it blow-dries
we blow-dry
you blow-dry
they blow-dry
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
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
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I blow-dried
you blow-dried
he/she/it blow-dried
we blow-dried
you blow-dried
they 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
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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 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
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 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
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

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
Conditional continuous
I would be blow-drying
you would be blow-drying
he/she/it would be blow-drying
we would be blow-drying
you would be blow-drying
they would be blow-drying
Conditional perfect
I would have blow-dry
you would have blow-dry
he/she/it would have blow-dry
we would have blow-dry
you would have blow-dry
they would have blow-dry
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been blow-drying
you would have been blow-drying
he/she/it would have been blow-drying
we would have been blow-drying
you would have been blow-drying
they would have been blow-drying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you blow-dry
we let´s blow-dry
you blow-dry
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to blow-dry
Past participle
blow-dried
Present Participle
blow-drying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLOW-DRY

blow someone´s mind
blow the gaff
blow the whistle
blow through
blow tube
blow up
blow-by
blow-by-blow
blow-dried
blow-dries
blow-in
blow-out
blow-up
blowback
blowball
blowdown
blower
blowfish
blowflies
blowfly

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLOW-DRY

air-dry
bone-dry
cut and blow-dry
damp-dry
drip-dry
finger-dry
freeze-dry
medium-dry
rough-dry
smoke-dry
spin-dry
tumble-dry

Synonyms and antonyms of blow-dry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «blow-dry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLOW-DRY

Find out the translation of blow-dry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blow-dry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blow-dry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吹干
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

marcado
570 millions of speakers

English

blow-dry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्लोड्राइ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تـَجْفِيف الشَعْر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

укладка волос с феном
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

secar o cabelo com o secador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আকস্মিক শুষ্ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

brushing
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

keringkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Föhnen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブロードライ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

드라이어로 머리를 매만지기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jebul-kering
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự sấy tóc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காற்றில் உலர்த்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फुंकणे-कोरडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fön çekmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

asciugare con il phon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

suszenie suszarką
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

укладати волосся феном
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

uscat și coafat păr
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στέγνωμα με πιστολάκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blaas droog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fön
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

føner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blow-dry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLOW-DRY»

The term «blow-dry» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.733 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLOW-DRY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blow-dry

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «BLOW-DRY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word blow-dry.
1
Kelly Clarkson
I just blow-dry my hair and put on mascara and lip gloss, and I'm ready to go. I really don't get long nails. They're so Edward Scissorhands.
2
Jack Dee
I don't like men who blow-dry their hair. If you are a man and you blow-dry your hair, then I don't like you and that's all there is to it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLOW-DRY»

Discover the use of blow-dry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blow-dry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Blow Dry This!: Stories from Behind the Chair
They are warm and tender, outrageous and hilarious, but mostly, the stories reveal the greatest desire of all people--the need for authentic happiness.
Hilda Villaverde, 2007
2
Milady's Standard Cosmetology 2008
Blow-dry styling—the technique of drying and styling damp hair in one operation —has revolutionized the hairstyling world. Today, women desire hairstyles that require the least time and effort to maintain. The selection of styling tools, ...
Milady, 2007
3
388 Great Hairstyles
124 QUICK-DRY M I- D I U M LENGTH The cut: A pageboy with ends distinctly layered Styling: Blow-dry hair over a brush at the roots, and blow-dry the rest outward and forward 1 bob, b. \\ The cut: Shoulder-length bob,^blnnt and completely.
Margit Rudiger, Renate Von Samson, 1998
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Basic Hairdressing: A Coursebook for Level 2
To stop this from happening, and to make the blow dry last longer, blow dry lotion , mousse or gel is used. These work in the same way as hairspray, in that they coat the hair with a very fine film of plastic to stop the hair absorbing moisture.
Stephanie Henderson, 2003
5
Problem Solving Survival Guide t/a Financial Accounting
2. The Speedy-Dry Manufacturing Company has filed a lawsuit for $100,000 in damages against the Blow-Dry Manufacturing Company for infringement of patent rights. Legal counsel for Blow-Dry states that it is reasonably possible, but not ...
Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Paul D. Kimmel, 2010
6
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
... as the warm air blows upon it. Use warm or even cool air. Hot air can burn the dog's skin, as well as damage the coat. A blow-dryer with a stand is the easiest to use. Blow-dry and brush the dog using the same brushing technique as you do ...
D. Caroline Coile, 2008
7
Eva Scrivo on Beauty (with embedded videos): The Tools, ...
GOING WAY TOO FAST Perhaps it is the noise of the dryer that amps people up, but women often blow-dry too fast, as if they are in some kind of panic.This is not arace against time. On the contrary, slow down the process; be more methodical  ...
Eva Scrivo, 2011
8
S/Nvq Level 2 Hairdressing with Barbering Candidate
Mrs Sanjay usually has a wash and blow-dry, which does not take long, and Poona is happy to sit on her mother's knee while the blow-dry is taking place. Poona is happily swinging her feet watching the hairdresser doing her mother's hair.
Leah Palmer, Nicci Moorman, 2005
9
Yorkshire Terriers For Dummies
If you don't havetime towait forher toair dry—forexample, you're leaving and don't want a wetdog on the furnitureor you're planning to take her outside — you'll need to blow dry her. If yougetyour dog professionally groomed, youcan bet the ...
Tracy Barr, Peter F. Veling, 2011
10
Skinnygirl Solutions: Simple Ideas, Extraordinary Results
Most businesses do not have barriers to entry. Consider the new trend of blow- dry bars. Anybody with a blow-dryer and a mirror can blow out someone's hair and charge for it. Now blow-dry bars are popping up everywhere. Actually, I had this ...
Bethenny Frankel, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLOW-DRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blow-dry is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Suki Waterhouse: 'Embrace The Heat And What It Does To Your Hair'
I use Redken's new Glow Dry Style-Enhancing Blow-Dry Oil on damp hair and then blow-dry it in to help give my hair a little extra sheen and ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Hair Idol: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's bendy bob Snapped in Paris
The model's lob (long bob, guys) had been given an A-star blow-dry complete with bendy waves and a sultry side parting. The result was uber ... «heatworld, Jul 15»
3
Hair expert Lisa Caddy on why one in three women suffer hair loss
And to dry your hair, use a towel first, Lisa advises, and if you must blow-dry, hold the drier as far from your head a possible. Her diet for glossy ... «Wells Journal, Jul 15»
4
Bye-bye frizzy hair! DIY tips to tame your mane
If you have naturally curly or wavy locks, they are bound to get frizzy even if you blow-dry them if the climate is humid. If this is giving you too ... «TheHealthSite, Jul 15»
5
All-in-one Blowouts Dry Bar and Style Lounge now open in Naples
A blowout bar is like a salon but only offers shampoo, wash, blow-dry, and styling. Owner Brittany Kelly describes the blowout service as a ... «Naples Herald, Jul 15»
6
Hair survival guide for monsoon
Learn the art of the at-home blow-dry. Nevermind if your hair is not naturally straight. The wisest thing may be to give in to nature but that ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
11 Times Kim Sears' Hair Was Shinier Than The Sun (And How To …
Then, starting at your neck, blow dry three-inch sections of hair using a round blow-dry brush. We recommend GHD's Ceramic Vented Radial ... «instyle.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Always use hair tonic only after blow-drying hair
Always use it after you blow-dry your hair. This is because water will dilute the tonic or prevent it from penetrating your scalp. The heat from the ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
9
World's fastest blow-dry? Lamborghini confirms Aventador LP 750-4 …
Automobili Lamborghini has confirmed a limited production run of open-top Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce Roadsters. The announcement ... «CAR Magazine, Jun 15»
10
July Healthy Hairdresser Challenge: Because Every Minute Matters
The first 100 salon professionals to respond between July 1-31 will earn a free, full-size Kenra Platinum Blow-Dry Spray designed to reduce ... «ModernSalon.com, Jun 15»

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