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English noun: blow | |||
| 1. | blow (act) a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon | ||
| Samples | A blow on the head. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stroke | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | backhander, belt, biff, boot, box, clip, clout, counterblow, hammer, hammering, kayo, kick, kicking, knife thrust, knock, knockdown, knockout, KO, lash, lick, poke, pound, pounding, punch, rap, shot, slap, slug, smack, smacker, smacking, stab, stinger, swat, swing, thrust, thump, thwack, uppercut, wallop, whack, whang, whip, whiplash | ||
| Part meronym | combat, fight, fighting, scrap | ||
| 2. | blow (event) an impact (as from a collision) | ||
| Samples | The bump threw him off the bicycle. | ||
| Synonyms | bump | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | impact | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bang, bash, belt, buffeting, concussion, jar, jolt, jounce, knock, pounding, rap, shock, sideswipe, slap, smack, smash, strike, tap | ||
| 3. | blow (event) an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating | ||
| Synonyms | black eye, reversal, reverse, setback | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | whammy | ||
| 4. | blow (event) an unpleasant or disappointing surprise | ||
| Samples | It came as a shock to learn that he was injured. | ||
| Synonyms | shock | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | surprise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blip | ||
| 5. | blow (phenomenon) a strong current of air | ||
| Samples | The tree was bent almost double by the gust. | ||
| Synonyms | blast, gust | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | air current, current of air, wind | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bluster, puff, puff of air, sandblast, whiff | ||
| 6. | blow (artifact) street names for cocaine | ||
| Synonyms | C, coke, nose candy, snow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cocain, cocaine | ||
| 7. | blow (act) forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth | ||
| Samples | He gave his nose a loud blow. He blew out all the candles with a single puff. | ||
| Synonyms | puff | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | breathing out, exhalation, expiration | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | insufflation | ||
English verb: blow | |||
| 1. | blow (body) exhale hard | ||
| Samples | Blow on the soup to cool it down. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | breathe out, exhale, expire | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chuff, gasp, heave, huff, insufflate, pant, puff, puff | ||
| 2. | blow (weather) be blowing or storming | ||
| Samples | The wind blew from the West. | ||
| Examples | It was blowing all day long | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. It is ----ing. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bluster, breeze, set in, squall, storm, waft | ||
| 3. | blow (body) free of obstruction by blowing air through | ||
| Samples | Blow one's nose. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release | ||
| 4. | blow (motion) be in motion due to some air or water current | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | be adrift, drift, float | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | stream, tide, waft | ||
| Verb group | drift, float | ||
| 5. | blow (perception) make a sound as if blown | ||
| Samples | The whistle blew. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| Verb group | blow | ||
| 6. | blow (change) shape by blowing | ||
| Samples | Blow a glass vase. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | form, shape | ||
| 7. | blow (social) make a mess of, destroy or ruin | ||
| Samples | I botched the dinner and we had to eat out. The pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement. | ||
| Synonyms | ball up, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fail, go wrong, miscarry | ||
| 8. | blow (possession) spend thoughtlessly; throw away | ||
| Samples | He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends. You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree. | ||
| Synonyms | squander, waste | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expend, use | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | burn | ||
| Verb group | blow | ||
| Antonyms | economize, husband, economise, conserve | ||
| 9. | blow (possession) spend lavishly or wastefully on | ||
| Samples | He blew a lot of money on his new home theater. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something on somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drop, expend, spend | ||
| Verb group | blow, squander, waste | ||
| 10. | blow (perception) sound by having air expelled through a tube | ||
| Samples | The trumpets blew. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| Verb group | blow | ||
| 11. | blow (perception) play or sound a wind instrument | ||
| Samples | She blew the horn. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sound | ||
| Verb group | blow, blow | ||
| 12. | blow (perception) provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation | ||
| Synonyms | fellate, go down on, suck | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excite, stimulate, stir | ||
| 13. | blow (motion) cause air to go in, on, or through | ||
| Samples | Blow my hair dry. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | direct, send | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blast | ||
| 14. | blow (motion) cause to move by means of an air current | ||
| Samples | The wind blew the leaves around in the yard. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | whiff | ||
| 15. | blow (motion) spout moist air from the blowhole | ||
| Samples | The whales blew. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gush, spirt, spout, spurt | ||
| 16. | blow (motion) leave; informal or rude | ||
| Samples | Shove off!. The children shoved along. Blow now!. | ||
| Synonyms | shove along, shove off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | depart, go, go away | ||
| 17. | blow (contact) lay eggs | ||
| Samples | Certain insects are said to blow. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, put down, repose | ||
| 18. | blow (communication) cause to be revealed and jeopardized | ||
| Samples | The story blew their cover. The double agent was blown by the other side. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap | ||
| 19. | blow (communication) show off | ||
| Synonyms | bluster, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crow, gloat, puff, triumph | ||
| 20. | blow (communication) allow to regain its breath | ||
| Samples | Blow a horse. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rest | ||
| 21. | blow (change) melt, break, or become otherwise unusable | ||
| Samples | The lightbulbs blew out. The fuse blew. | ||
| Synonyms | blow out, burn out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad | ||
| 22. | blow (change) burst suddenly | ||
| Samples | The tire blew. We blew a tire. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break open, burst, split | ||
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