Used transitively and intransitively: ‘to make or become blue’; British slang ‘to spend (money) extravagantly’.
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bluessubstantiv
A genre of music characterized by its use of the twelve-bar blues chord progression and expressive lyrics, often dealing with themes of sorrow and hardship.
She loves listening to the blues because it resonates with her emotions.
A feeling of sadness or depression.
After the holidays, many people experience the blues as they return to their regular routines.
A single song or instrumental piece in the blues style.
The guitarist played a slow, soulful blues in G minor.
bluesadjektiv
Relating to or characteristic of blues music.
She bought a collection of rare blues records.
bluesubstantiv
A color intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea on a sunny day.
The sky was a clear, bright blue.
A blue uniform, or a person wearing a blue uniform, especially a police officer.
The blues were patrolling the streets during the parade.
A type of music characterized by its melancholic and soulful sound, originating from African American communities.
She loves listening to the blues on a rainy day.
A feeling of sadness or depression (usually used with the definite article and in the plural form).
She’s got the blues this morning.
A blue pigment or dye.
The artist mixed the blue with white to create a lighter shade.
Any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae, typically having blue-coloured wings.
A small blue fluttered across the meadow.
blueverb
To make something blue in color; to dye or tint blue.
They blued the fabric to match the curtains.
(Britain, informal) To spend (money) recklessly or extravagantly; squander.