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blow > 29 senses
NOUN	1	blow	A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
	2	blow, bump	An impact (as from a collision)
	3	blow, reverse, reversal, setback, black eye	An unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes
	4	blow, shock	An unpleasant or disappointing surprise
	5	blow, gust, blast	A strong current of air
	6	blow, coke, nose candy, snow, C	Street names for cocaine
	7	blow, puff	Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
VERB	1	blow	Exhale hard
	2	blow	Be blowing or storming
	3	blow	Free of obstruction by blowing air through
	4	blow, float, drift, be adrift	Be in motion due to some air or water current
	5	blow	Make a sound as if blown
	6	blow	Shape by blowing
	7	blow, 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	Make a mess of, destroy or ruin
	8	blow, waste, squander	Spend thoughtlessly
	9	blow	Spend lavishly or wastefully on
	10	blow	Sound by having air expelled through a tube
	11	blow	Play or sound a wind instrument
	12	blow, fellate, go down on	Provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
	13	blow	Cause air to go in, on, or through
	14	blow	Cause to move by means of an air current
	15	blow	Spout moist air from the blowhole
	16	blow, shove off, shove along	Leave
	17	blow	Lay eggs
	18	blow	Cause to be revealed and jeopardized
	19	blow, boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, bluster, vaunt, gasconade	Show off
	20	blow	Allow to regain its breath
	21	blow, blow out, burn out	Melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
	22	blow	Burst suddenly

blow > pronunciation
Sounds	blow'
Rhymes	afterglow, aglow, airflow, and 72 more rhymes in low at the HyperDic website...

blow > noun 1, act
Meaning	A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.
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

blow > noun 2, event
Meaning	An impact (as from a collision).
Synonyms	bump
Narrower	jolt, jar, jounce; concussion; rap, strike, tap; knock, bash, bang, smash, belt; pounding, buffeting; slap, smack
Broader	impact

blow > noun 3, event
Meaning	An unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes. Something that is thwarting or frustrating.
Synonyms	reverse, reversal, setback, black eye
Narrower	whammy
Broader	happening, occurrence, natural event

blow > noun 4, event
Meaning	An unpleasant or disappointing surprise.
Synonyms	shock
Narrower	blip
Broader	surprise

blow > noun 5, phenomenon
Meaning	A strong current of air.
Synonyms	gust, blast
Narrower	bluster; sandblast; puff, puff of air, whiff
Broader	wind, air current, current of air
Verbs	blow; blow; blow

blow > noun 6, artifact
Meaning	Street names for cocaine.
Synonyms	coke, nose candy, snow, C
Broader	cocaine, cocain

blow > noun 7, act
Meaning	Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth.
Examples	"he gave his nose a loud blow"
Synonyms	puff
Narrower	insufflation
Broader	exhalation, expiration, breathing out
Verbs	blow; blow; blow; blow; blow

blow > verb 1, body
Meaning	Exhale hard.
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

blow > verb 2, weather
Meaning	Be blowing or storming.
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

blow > verb 3, body
Meaning	Free of obstruction by blowing air through.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Examples	"blow one's nose"
Broader	discharge, expel, eject, release
Nouns	blow

blow > verb 4, motion
Meaning	Be in motion due to some air or water current.
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

blow > verb 5, perception
Meaning	Make a sound as if blown.
Pattern	Something ----s
Broader	sound, go
Similar to	blow
Nouns	blow

blow > verb 6, change
Meaning	Shape by blowing.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"Blow a glass vase"
Broader	shape, form
Nouns	blow; blowing

blow > verb 7, social
Meaning	Make a mess of, destroy or ruin.
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

blow > verb 8, possession
Meaning	Spend thoughtlessly. Throw away.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	waste, squander
Narrower	burn
Broader	use, expend
Contrary	conserve, husband, economize, economise
Similar to	blow

blow > verb 9, possession
Meaning	Spend lavishly or wastefully on.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something on somebody
Broader	spend, expend, drop
Similar to	waste, blow, squander

blow > verb 10, perception
Meaning	Sound by having air expelled through a tube.
Pattern	Something ----s
Broader	sound, go
Similar to	blow

blow > verb 11, perception
Meaning	Play or sound a wind instrument.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	sound
Similar to	blow; blow

blow > verb 12, perception
Meaning	Provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	fellate, go down on
Broader	stimulate, excite, stir

blow > verb 13, motion
Meaning	Cause air to go in, on, or through.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Examples	"Blow my hair dry"
Broader	send, direct
Nouns	blower; blower; blower

blow > verb 14, motion
Meaning	Cause to move by means of an air current.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Narrower	whiff
Broader	move, displace
Nouns	blow; blower; blower

blow > verb 15, motion
Meaning	Spout moist air from the blowhole.
Pattern	Something ----s
Broader	spurt, spirt, gush, spout
Nouns	blow

blow > verb 16, motion
Meaning	Leave. Informal or rude.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Examples	"Blow now!"
Synonyms	shove off, shove along
Broader	go, go away, depart

blow > verb 17, contact
Meaning	Lay eggs.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"certain insects are said to blow"
Broader	lay, put down, repose

blow > verb 18, communication
Meaning	Cause to be revealed and jeopardized.
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

blow > verb 19, communication
Meaning	Show off.
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

blow > verb 20, communication
Meaning	Allow to regain its breath.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"blow a horse"
Broader	rest

blow > verb 21, change
Meaning	Melt, break, or become otherwise unusable.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	blow out, burn out
Broader	fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down

blow > verb 22, change
Meaning	Burst suddenly.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something
Broader	burst, split, break open