Botched Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "BLEW" which means:

noun
• • A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
• • An impact (as from a collision)
• • An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
• • An unpleasant or disappointing surprise
• • A strong current of air
• • Street names for cocaine
• • Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
verb
• • Exhale hard
• • Be blowing or storming
• • Free of obstruction by blowing air through
• • Be in motion due to some air or water current
• • Make a sound as if blown
• • Shape by blowing
• • Be inadequate or objectionable
• • Make a mess of, destroy or ruin
• • Spend thoughtlessly; throw away
• • Spend lavishly or wastefully on
• • Sound by having air expelled through a tube
• • Play or sound a wind instrument
• • Provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
• • Cause air to go in, on, or through
• • Cause to move by means of an air current
• • Spout moist air from the blowhole
• • Leave; informal or rude
• • Deposit eggs (of insects)
• • Cause to be revealed and jeopardized
• • Show off
• • Allow to regain its breath
• • Melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
• • Burst suddenly
adjective
• • Of the colour blue.
• • Depressed, melancholic, sad.
• • Pale, without redness or glare; said of a flame.
• • Supportive of, run by (a member of), pertaining to, or dominated by a political party represented by the colour blue.
• • Of the higher-frequency region of the part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.
• • (of steak) extra rare; left very raw and cold.
• • (of a dog or cat) having a coat of fur of a slaty gray shade.
• • Severe or overly strict in morals; gloomy.
• • (of women) literary; bluestockinged.
• • Having a color charge of blue.
• • (entertainment) risque or obscene
• • (entertainment) pornographic or profane.

An example sentence would be:

• • "The wind blew gently through the trees."
• • "He blew out the candles on his birthday cake."

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