Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To dry and often style (hair) with a handheld dryer.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb To dry with a hair dryer
  • noun An instance of blow-drying

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb dry hair with a hair dryer

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Examples

  • A blow-dry and makeup at Lotus Hair Studio is always a must.

    Palm Beach, Fla.: Exclusively Yours 2011

  • She opted for a relatively inexpensive manicure and pedicure, followed by a facial, a deep-tissue massage, a steam bath, and a shampoo/blow-dry.

    Fatal Error J.A. Jance 2011

  • SUPERSTRAIGHT: After you blow-dry your hair straight, use a ceramic flat iron to make it as straight as you possibly can.

    The Mommy Diet Alison J. Sweeney 2011

  • Afterward, I wrapped a bath towel around myself and went to my vanity table to blow-dry my hair and brush it out.

    Family Storms 2011

  • As I tossed my bouquet to all of the single gals, I also threw away the need to constantly suck in my stomach, wear make-up to bed, blow-dry my hair after every shower, and pretend like I never do “Number Two.”

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011

  • Afterward, I wrapped a bath towel around myself and went to my vanity table to blow-dry my hair and brush it out.

    Family Storms 2011

  • As I tossed my bouquet to all of the single gals, I also threw away the need to constantly suck in my stomach, wear make-up to bed, blow-dry my hair after every shower, and pretend like I never do “Number Two.”

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011

  • She opted for a relatively inexpensive manicure and pedicure, followed by a facial, a deep-tissue massage, a steam bath, and a shampoo/blow-dry.

    Fatal Error J.A. Jance 2011

  • SUPERSTRAIGHT: After you blow-dry your hair straight, use a ceramic flat iron to make it as straight as you possibly can.

    The Mommy Diet Alison J. Sweeney 2011

  • April 26th, 2010 at 4: 40 pm tombaker says: damn that Obama, for coming to the defense of those hardworking Americans who gave their lives so that Mr. Popovich could blow-dry his hair.

    Think Progress » Mining lobbyist: ‘The president has parked his tanks on our front lawn.’ 2010

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