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Blow

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Definitions for Blow

noun
a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
Examples
  1. a blow on the head
noun
an impact (as from a collision)
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  1. the bump threw him off the bicycle
noun
an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes
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  1. something that is thwarting or frustrating
noun
an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
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  1. it came as a shock to learn that he was injured
noun
a strong current of air
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  1. the tree was bent almost double by the gust
noun
street names for cocaine
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coke nose candy snow C
noun
forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
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Examples
  1. he gave his nose a loud blow
  2. he blew out all the candles with a single puff
verb
exhale hard
Examples
  1. blow on the soup to cool it down
verb
be blowing or storming
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  1. The wind blew from the West
verb
free of obstruction by blowing air through
Examples
  1. blow one's nose
verb
be in motion due to some air or water current
Synonyms
float drift be adrift
Examples
  1. The leaves were blowing in the wind
  2. the boat drifted on the lake
  3. The sailboat was adrift on the open sea
  4. the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore
verb
make a sound as if blown
Examples
  1. The whistle blew
verb
shape by blowing
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  1. Blow a glass vase
verb
be inadequate or objectionable
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  1. this sucks!
  2. this blows!
verb
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
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botch bodge 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
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  1. I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
  2. the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
verb
spend thoughtlessly
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  1. throw away
  2. He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends
  3. You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
verb
spend lavishly or wastefully on
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  1. He blew a lot of money on his new home theater
verb
sound by having air expelled through a tube
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  1. The trumpets blew
verb
play or sound a wind instrument
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  1. She blew the horn
verb
provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
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fellate suck go down on
verb
cause air to go in, on, or through
Examples
  1. Blow my hair dry
verb
cause to move by means of an air current
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  1. The wind blew the leaves around in the yard
verb
spout moist air from the blowhole
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  1. The whales blew
verb
leave
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shove off shove along
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  1. informal or rude
  2. shove off!
  3. The children shoved along
  4. Blow now!
  5. let's blow this place
verb
lay eggs
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  1. certain insects are said to blow
verb
cause to be revealed and jeopardized
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  1. The story blew their cover
  2. The double agent was blown by the other side
verb
show off
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verb
allow to regain its breath
Examples
  1. blow a horse
verb
melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
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blow out burn out
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  1. The lightbulbs blew out
  2. The fuse blew
verb
burst suddenly
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  1. The tire blew
  2. We blew a tire

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