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View synonyms for blow-dry

blow-dry

[ bloh-drahy ]

verb (used with object)

, blow-dried, blow-dry·ing.
  1. to dry or style (shampooed or wet hair) with a blow-dryer or blow-comb.


noun

, plural blow-drys.
  1. an act or instance of blow-drying:

    a wash, cut, and blow-dry.

blow-dry

verb

  1. to style (hair) while drying it with a hand-held hairdryer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. this method of styling the hair
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blow-dry1

First recorded in 1965–70; back formation from blow-dryer
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Example Sentences

Today, she presides over a blow-dry empire, with over 3,000 employees and $40 million in annual revenue.

Any metropolitan woman will say a blow dry for under $50 is a bargain— nowhere near the price of the $500 dry job at Harrods.

Trippe Lonian, who developed Pinkberry yogurt outlets in Boston, has also jumped onto the blow-dry bar bandwagon.

Stephanie Jones, a young recent college grad, is in the go-to demographic for these blow-dry bars.

Blow-dry-only salons are popping up nationwide, offering an affordable luxury to women.

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