| v. i. | 1. | To blow over, or be subdued. |
| 2. | (Mus.) To force so much wind into a pipe that it produces an overtone, or a note higher than the natural note; thus, the upper octaves of a flute are produced by overblowing. | |
| v. t. | 1. | To blow away; to dissipate by wind, or as by wind. |
| 2. | To ascribe an unwarranted importance to. | |
| 3. | (Music) To blow into (a wind instrument) too strongly, so as to produce predominantly overtones. |
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