blow in the bag in English

Forms: blows in the bag [present, singular, third-person], blowing in the bag [participle, present], blew in the bag [past], blown in the bag [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From the previous use of a plastic bag over the end of a breathalyser, to measure a specific amount of breath. Head templates: {{en-verb|blow<,,blew,blown> in the bag}} blow in the bag (third-person singular simple present blows in the bag, present participle blowing in the bag, simple past blew in the bag, past participle blown in the bag)

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{
  "etymology_text": "From the previous use of a plastic bag over the end of a breathalyser, to measure a specific amount of breath.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "blows in the bag",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blowing in the bag",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blew in the bag",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blown in the bag",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blow<,,blew,blown> in the bag"
      },
      "expansion": "blow in the bag (third-person singular simple present blows in the bag, present participle blowing in the bag, simple past blew in the bag, past participle blown in the bag)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To supply a specimen of breath for alcohol analysis."
      ],
      "id": "en-blow_in_the_bag-en-verb-8trSD8Zy",
      "links": [
        [
          "specimen",
          "specimen"
        ],
        [
          "breath",
          "breath"
        ],
        [
          "alcohol",
          "alcohol"
        ],
        [
          "analysis",
          "analysis"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, dated) To supply a specimen of breath for alcohol analysis."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "blow in the bag"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "From the previous use of a plastic bag over the end of a breathalyser, to measure a specific amount of breath.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "blows in the bag",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blowing in the bag",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blew in the bag",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blown in the bag",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blow<,,blew,blown> in the bag"
      },
      "expansion": "blow in the bag (third-person singular simple present blows in the bag, present participle blowing in the bag, simple past blew in the bag, past participle blown in the bag)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To supply a specimen of breath for alcohol analysis."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "specimen",
          "specimen"
        ],
        [
          "breath",
          "breath"
        ],
        [
          "alcohol",
          "alcohol"
        ],
        [
          "analysis",
          "analysis"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, dated) To supply a specimen of breath for alcohol analysis."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "blow in the bag"
}

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"blow in the bag" meaning in English

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