blue

IPA(Pronunciation)

/bluː/

Verb

ergative transitive Australia intransitive slang

(ergative) To make or become blue; to turn blue. / (transitive, metallurgy) To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust.

Japanese Meaning

青くする、青くなる / （冶金において）鋼の表面を化学的にパッシベーション処理し、錆びにくくする処理を施す

What is this buttons?

They blue the shirts before shipment to ensure a consistent color across batches.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼らは出荷前にシャツを青く染めて、ロットごとに色合いを揃えている。

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Sense（1）

(ergative) To make or become blue; to turn blue.

It blows, it snows,

And blues your nose,

My toes are all frost bitten

The weather would

Quite starve the crows,

Or freeze the part you sit on.

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Sense（2）

Sense（3）

(transitive, laundry) To brighten by treating with blue (laundry aid).

Sense（4）

(intransitive, Australia, slang) To fight, brawl, or argue.

blues

（ present singular third-person ）

blueing

（ participle present ）

bluing

（ participle present ）

blued

（ participle past ）

blued

（ past ）

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