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Present participle for to ignore or pay no attention to
“Your serious side won't let you blow off homework, but your fun-loving side won't let you blow off a night out with your friends.”
Present participle for to fail to attend, or to play truant
“He said we should blow off the meeting and just go for a burger or something.”
Present participle for to leave or abandon, especially a relationship
“As a soldier, he would have earned that sense of elevated detachment that had allowed him to blow off his girlfriend so calmly.”
(British, informal) Present participle for to pass gas, especially noisily
“Women have strong ones and men blow off far more often. It's a biological fact.”
Present participle for to verbally criticize harshly, especially with insulting language
Present participle for to fail to attend, or to play truant
Present participle for to put an end to something
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