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Blow

noun

1.

A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.

2.

An impact (as from a collision). Synonym: bump.

3.

An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating. Synonyms: black eye, reversal, reverse, setback.

4.

An unpleasant or disappointing surprise. Synonym: shock.

5.

A strong current of air. Synonyms: blast, gust.

6.

Street names for cocaine. Synonyms: C, coke, nose candy, snow.

7.

Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth. Synonym: puff. "He blew out all the candles with a single puff"

verb

(past blew; past part. blown; pres. part. blowing)

1.

Exhale hard.

2.

Be blowing or storming.

3.

Free of obstruction by blowing air through.

4.

Be in motion due to some air or water current. Synonyms: be adrift, drift, float. "The boat drifted on the lake" , "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea" , "The shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

5.

Make a sound as if blown.

6.

Shape by blowing.

7.

Make a mess of, destroy or ruin. 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. "The pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

8.

Spend thoughtlessly; throw away. Synonyms: squander, waste. "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

9.

Spend lavishly or wastefully on.

10.

Sound by having air expelled through a tube.

11.

Play or sound a wind instrument.

12.

Provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation. Synonyms: fellate, go down on, suck.

13.

Cause air to go in, on, or through.

14.

Cause to move by means of an air current.

15.

Spout moist air from the blowhole.

16.

Leave; informal or rude. Synonyms: shove along, shove off. "The children shoved along" , "Blow now!"

17.

Lay eggs.

18.

Cause to be revealed and jeopardized. "The double agent was blown by the other side"

19.

Show off. Synonyms: bluster, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt.

20.

Allow to regain its breath.

21.

Melt, break, or become otherwise unusable. Synonyms: blow out, burn out. "The fuse blew"

22.

Burst suddenly. "We blew a tire"

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"Blow" Quotes from Famous Books

... punishment, things had seemed to go wrong with him all day. In the afternoon the Rochester baseball team had knocked three Toronto pitchers out of the box, a blow-up which had cost the loyal Mr. Kendrick twenty-five dollars and a loss of reputation as an authority on International League standings. Then in the evening, in the crowd out at The Beach, somebody had taken hold of his silk ribbon fob and gently removed the gold ...

— Every Man for Himself • Hopkins Moorhouse

... "To blow up and destroy with their cargoes and crews any and all vessels belonging to Great Britain, France, Japan or Russia found within the limits of Canada, which were laden with horses, munitions of war, or ...

— History of the World War - An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War • Francis A. March and Richard J. Beamish

... of the academical system of England is such that no event which seriously affects the interests and honour of either University can fail to excite a strong feeling throughout the country. Every successive blow, therefore, which fell on Magdalene College, was felt to the extremities of the kingdom. In the coffeehouses of London, in the Inns of Court, in the closes of all the Cathedral towns, in parsonages and manor houses scattered over the remotest shires, pity for the sufferers and indignation ...

— The History of England from the Accession of James II. - Volume 2 (of 5) • Thomas Babington Macaulay

... to see Count Gamba, who expected him, for some charitable purpose which they were to agree upon together. A violent storm burst forth suddenly, and the wind tore a tile from a roof, and caused it to fall on Shelley's head. The blow was very great, and his forehead was covered with blood. This, however, did not in the least prevent his proceeding on his way. When Count Gamba saw him in this state he was much alarmed, and asked him ...

— My Recollections of Lord Byron • Teresa Guiccioli

... honest in our professions of want of ambition. I know that I feel none, and to-day will gladly surrender my position and influence to any other who is better able to wield the power. The flurry attending my recent success will soon blow over and give place to new developments." [Footnote: Official Records, vol. xlvii. pt. ii. p. 103. In the same letter Sherman referred to the farewell order General Butler had addressed to his troops on being relieved ...

— Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V2 • Jacob Dolson Cox

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