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Sounds | blow' |
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Rhymes | afterglow, aglow, airflow, and 72 more rhymes in low at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon. |
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Examples | "a blow on the head" |
Part of | fight, fighting, combat, scrap |
Narrower | clip; knock, belt, rap, whack, whang; thwack; smack, smacking, slap; smacker; knockdown; knockout, KO; swat; whip, lash, whiplash; punch, clout, poke, lick, biff; box; kick, boot, kicking; counterblow; swing; stab, thrust, knife thrust; stinger; thump; uppercut; hammer, pound, hammering, pounding; shot; wallop |
Broader | stroke |
Meaning | An impact (as from a collision). |
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Synonyms | bump |
Narrower | jolt, jar, jounce; concussion; rap, strike, tap; knock, bash, bang, smash, belt; pounding, buffeting; slap, smack |
Broader | impact |
Meaning | An unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes. Something that is thwarting or frustrating. |
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Synonyms | reverse, reversal, setback, black eye |
Narrower | whammy |
Broader | happening, occurrence, natural event |
Meaning | An unpleasant or disappointing surprise. |
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Synonyms | shock |
Narrower | blip |
Broader | surprise |
Meaning | A strong current of air. |
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Synonyms | gust, blast |
Narrower | bluster; sandblast; puff, puff of air, whiff |
Broader | wind, air current, current of air |
Verbs | blow; blow; blow |
Meaning | Street names for cocaine. |
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Synonyms | coke, nose candy, snow, C |
Broader | cocaine, cocain |
Meaning | Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth. |
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Examples | "he gave his nose a loud blow" |
Synonyms | puff |
Narrower | insufflation |
Broader | exhalation, expiration, breathing out |
Verbs | blow; blow; blow; blow; blow |
Meaning | Exhale hard. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Examples | "blow on the soup to cool it down" |
Entailed by | trumpet |
Narrower | pant, puff, gasp, heave; puff, huff, chuff; insufflate |
Broader | exhale, expire, breathe out |
Nouns | blow |
Meaning | Be blowing or storming. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; It is ----ing; Something is ----ing PP |
Model | It was blowing all day long |
Narrower | breeze; set in; waft; storm; squall; bluster |
Nouns | blow |
Meaning | Free of obstruction by blowing air through. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Examples | "blow one's nose" |
Broader | discharge, expel, eject, release |
Nouns | blow |
Meaning | Be in motion due to some air or water current. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
Examples | "The leaves were blowing in the wind" |
Synonyms | float, drift, be adrift |
Caused by | fly |
Narrower | waft; tide; stream |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote |
Similar to | float; drift |
Nouns | blow |
Meaning | Make a sound as if blown. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Broader | sound, go |
Similar to | blow |
Nouns | blow |
Meaning | Shape by blowing. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "Blow a glass vase" |
Broader | shape, form |
Nouns | blow; blowing |
Meaning | Make a mess of, destroy or ruin. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | botch, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up |
Broader | fail, go wrong, miscarry |
Meaning | Spend thoughtlessly. Throw away. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | waste, squander |
Narrower | burn |
Broader | use, expend |
Contrary | conserve, husband, economize, economise |
Similar to | blow |
Meaning | Spend lavishly or wastefully on. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something on somebody |
Broader | spend, expend, drop |
Similar to | waste, blow, squander |
Meaning | Sound by having air expelled through a tube. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Broader | sound, go |
Similar to | blow |
Meaning | Play or sound a wind instrument. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Broader | sound |
Similar to | blow; blow |
Meaning | Provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
Synonyms | fellate, go down on |
Broader | stimulate, excite, stir |
Meaning | Cause air to go in, on, or through. |
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Pattern | Something ----s something |
Examples | "Blow my hair dry" |
Broader | send, direct |
Nouns | blower; blower; blower |
Meaning | Cause to move by means of an air current. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Narrower | whiff |
Broader | move, displace |
Nouns | blow; blower; blower |
Meaning | Spout moist air from the blowhole. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Broader | spurt, spirt, gush, spout |
Nouns | blow |
Meaning | Leave. Informal or rude. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Examples | "Blow now!" |
Synonyms | shove off, shove along |
Broader | go, go away, depart |
Meaning | Lay eggs. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Examples | "certain insects are said to blow" |
Broader | lay, put down, repose |
Meaning | Cause to be revealed and jeopardized. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "The double agent was blown by the other side" |
Broader | disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out |
Meaning | Show off. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s to somebody |
Synonyms | boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, bluster, vaunt, gasconade |
Narrower | puff; gloat, triumph, crow |
Broader | overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyerbolise, magnify, amplify |
Meaning | Allow to regain its breath. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "blow a horse" |
Broader | rest |
Meaning | Melt, break, or become otherwise unusable. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Synonyms | blow out, burn out |
Broader | fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down |
Meaning | Burst suddenly. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something |
Broader | burst, split, break open |