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| 1. | [ noun ] a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon | |
| Examples: | "a blow on the head" |
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| Related terms: | stroke shot kick thwack swing punch uppercut stab whip stinger smack box wallop knockdown knock smacker swat thump counterblow hammer knockout clip fight | |
| 2. | [ noun ] an impact (as from a collision) | |
| Synonyms: | bump | |
| Examples: | "the bump threw him off the bicycle" |
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| Related terms: | impact knock rap jolt pounding shock slap bump | |
| 3. | [ verb ] exhale hard | |
| Examples: | "blow on the soup to cool it down" |
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| Related terms: | exhale pant puff insufflate | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (meteorology) be blowing or storming | |
| Examples: | "The wind blew from the West." |
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| Related terms: | bluster waft squall set_in breeze storm gust | |
| 5. | [ verb ] free of obstruction by blowing air through | |
| Examples: | : "blow one's nose" |
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| Related terms: | discharge blow_one's_nose | |
| 6. | [ noun ] an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating | |
| Synonyms: | setback reversal black_eye reverse | |
| Related terms: | happening whammy set_back | |
| 7. | [ verb ] be in motion due to some air or water current | |
| Synonyms: | float drift be_adrift | |
| Examples: | "The leaves were blowing in the wind" "the boat drifted on the lake" "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea" "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" |
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| Related terms: | travel stream drift tide drift float gust | |
| 8. | [ verb ] shape by blowing | |
| Examples: | "Blow a glass vase" |
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| Related terms: | shape | |
| 9. | [ verb ] make a sound as if blown | |
| Examples: | "The whistle blew" |
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| Related terms: | go | |
| 10. | [ noun ] an unpleasant or disappointing surprise | |
| Synonyms: | shock | |
| Examples: | "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" |
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| Related terms: | surprise blip traumatize | |
| 11. | [ verb ] spout moist air from the blowhole, as of some marine mammals | |
| Examples: | "The whales blew" |
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| Related terms: | spurt | |
| 12. | [ verb ] leave; informal or rude | |
| Synonyms: | shove_along shove_off | |
| Examples: | : "shove off!" "The children shoved along" "Blow now!" |
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| Related terms: | go | |
| 13. | [ verb ] cause air to go in, on, or through | |
| Examples: | : "Blow my hair dry" |
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| Related terms: | send electric_fan | |
| 14. | [ verb ] (music) play or sound a wind instrument | |
| Examples: | "She blew the horn" |
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| Related terms: | sound | |
| 15. | [ verb ] melt, break, or become otherwise unusable | |
| Synonyms: | blow_out burn_out | |
| Examples: | "The lightbulbs blew out" "The fuse blew" |
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| Related terms: | fail blowout | |
| 16. | [ verb ] burst suddenly | |
| Examples: | "The tire blew" "We blew a tire" |
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| Related terms: | burst | |
| 17. | [ verb ] (music) sound by having air expelled through a tube | |
| Examples: | "The trumpets blew" |
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| Related terms: | go | |
| 18. | [ verb ] cause to move by means of an air current | |
| Examples: | "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard" |
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| Related terms: | move whiff gust | |
| 19. | [ verb ] show off | |
| Synonyms: | boast brag bluster vaunt shoot_a_line gas swash gasconade tout | |
| Related terms: | overstate gloat puff bravado boast braggadocio brag loudmouth blowhard | |
| 20. | [ verb ] (sexuality) provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation | |
| Synonyms: | go_down_on fellate | |
| Related terms: | stimulate fellatio | |
| 21. | [ verb ] allow to regain its breath | |
| Examples: | "blow a horse" |
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| Related terms: | rest | |
| 22. | [ noun ] (pharmacology) street names for cocaine | |
| Synonyms: | coke nose_candy snow c | |
| Related terms: | C | |
| 23. | [ verb ] lay eggs | |
| Examples: | "certain insects are said to blow" |
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| Related terms: | lay | |
| 24. | [ verb ] spend lavishly or wastefully on | |
| Synonyms: | squander | |
| Examples: | "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater" |
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| Related terms: | save spend lavish splurge overspend waste | |
| 25. | [ verb ] spend thoughtlessly; throw away | |
| Synonyms: | waste squander | |
| Examples: | "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends" "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree" |
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| Related terms: | conserve use burn squander prodigal wastrel | |
| 26. | [ verb ] make a mess of, destroy or ruin | |
| Synonyms: | louse_up spoil fuck_up flub muck_up foul_up mess_up blunder bollocks_up mishandle muff bumble bungle fumble fluff bobble bollix screw_up bollix_up bollocks ball_up botch_up botch | |
| Examples: | "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out" "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" |
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| Related terms: | fail blurt_out blunder spoil bungler fluff ballup screwup | |
| 27. | [ verb ] cause to be revealed and jeopardized | |
| Examples: | "The story blew their cover" "The double agent was blown by the other side" |
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| Related terms: | disclose | |
| 28. | [ noun ] (meteorology) a strong current of air | |
| Synonyms: | gust blast | |
| Examples: | "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" |
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| Related terms: | wind puff sandblast bluster | |
| 29. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5240 | |
| 30. | [ noun ] forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth | |
| Synonyms: | puff | |
| Examples: | "he gave his nose a loud blow" "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" |
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| Related terms: | exhalation insufflation puff | |
| Similar spelling: |
blowy Blowe Blew Bly Bulow Blye blue Bley bleu Blea Blay Blau blah blae below |
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