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Noun: blow blow- A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
"a blow on the head" - An impact (as from a collision)
- bump - An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- reverse, reversal, setback, black eye - An unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- shock - A strong current of air
- gust, blast - Street names for cocaine
- coke, nose candy, snow, C - Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
"he gave his nose a loud blow" - puff Verb: blow (blew,blown) blow- Exhale hard
"blow on the soup to cool it down" - Be blowing or storming
"The wind blew from the West" - Free of obstruction by blowing air through
"blow one's nose" - Be in motion due to some air or water current
"The leaves were blowing in the wind" - float, drift, be adrift - Make a sound as if blown
"The whistle blew" - Shape by blowing
"Blow a glass vase" - Make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- botch, bodge [Brit], bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, flub [N. Amer], screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bobble [N. Amer], mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, bugger, balls up - Spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- waste, squander - Spend lavishly or wastefully on
"He blew a lot of money on his new home theatre" - Sound by having air expelled through a tube
"The trumpets blew" - Play or sound a wind instrument
"She blew the horn" - Provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
- fellate, suck, go down on - Cause air to go in, on, or through
"Blow my hair dry" - Cause to move by means of an air current
"The wind blew the leaves around in the yard" - Spout moist air from the blowhole
"The whales blew" - Leave; informal or rude
"Blow now!" - shove off, shove along - Lay eggs
"certain insects are said to blow" - Cause to be revealed and jeopardized
"The story blew their cover" - Show off
- boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, bluster, vaunt, gasconade [archaic], skite [Austral, NZ] - Allow to regain its breath
"blow a horse" - Melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
"The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew" - blow out, burn out - Burst suddenly
"The tire blew"; "We blew a tire"
Derived forms: blown, blew, blows, blowing See also: blower, blowing, blowy Type of: air current, amplify, break, break down, break open, breathe out, breathing out, bring out, burst, cocain, cocaine, conk out, current of air, depart, die, direct, discharge, disclose, discover, displace, divulge, drop, eject, exaggerate, excite, exhalation, exhale, exhaust, expel, expend, expiration, expire, expose, fail, form, give away, give out, give way, go, go away, go bad, go wrong, gush, happening, hyperbolise [Brit], hyperbolize, impact, lay, let on, let out, locomote, magnify, miscarry, move, natural event, occurrence, occurrent, overdraw, overstate, put down, release, repose, rest, reveal, send, shape, sound, spend, spirt, split, spout, spurt, stimulate, stir, stroke, surprise, travel, unwrap, use, wind Part of: combat, fight, fighting, scrap Encyclopedia: Blow |