Blow

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  • intransitive & transitive verb. To bloom or cause to bloom.
  • noun. A mass of blossoms.
  • noun. The state of blossoming.
  • noun. A sudden hard stroke or hit, as with the fist or an object.
  • noun. An unexpected shock or calamity.
  • noun. An unexpected attack; an assault.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To be in a state of motion. Used of the air or of wind.
  • intransitive verb. To move along or be carried by the wind.
  • intransitive verb. To move with or have strong winds.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To expel a current of air, as from the mouth or from a bellows.
  • intransitive verb. To produce a sound by expelling a current of air, as in sounding a wind instrument or a whistle.
  • intransitive verb. To breathe hard; pant.
  • intransitive verb. To release air or gas suddenly; burst or explode.
  • intransitive verb. To spout moist air from the blowhole. Used of a whale.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To fail or break down, as from being operated under extreme or improper conditions.
  • intransitive verb. To melt or otherwise become disabled. Used of a fuse.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To move very fast in relation to something.
  • intransitive verb. To go away; depart.
  • intransitive verb. To boast.
  • intransitive verb. To be disgustingly disagreeable or offensive.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To cause to move by means of a current of air.
  • intransitive verb. To drive a current of air on, in, or through.
  • intransitive verb. To clear out or make free of obstruction by forcing air through.
  • intransitive verb. To shape or form (glass, for example) by forcing air or gas through at the end of a pipe.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To expel (air) from the mouth.
  • intransitive verb. To cause air or gas to be expelled suddenly from.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To cause (a wind instrument) to sound.
  • intransitive verb. To sound.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To cause to be out of breath.
  • intransitive verb. To allow (a winded horse) to regain its breath.
  • intransitive verb. To demolish by the force of an explosion.
  • intransitive verb. To lay or deposit eggs in. Used of certain insects.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To cause to fail or break down, as by operating at extreme or improper conditions.
  • intransitive verb. To cause (a fuse) to melt or become disabled.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To spend (money) freely and rashly. synonym: waste.
  • intransitive verb. To spend money freely on; treat.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To spoil or lose through ineptitude: synonym: botch.
  • intransitive verb. To cause (a covert intelligence operation or operative) to be revealed and thereby jeopardized.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • Word Usage
    "Hydraulic riveting has demonstrated not only that the work could be as well done without a blow, but that it could be _better done without a blow_, and that the riveted material was stronger when so secured than when subjected to the more severe treatment under impact."
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    Form
    blew  blowing  blown  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    bluster  breeze  set in  squall  storm  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Au  Beau  Bio  Bo  Bordeaux  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    attack  beat  blast  burst  cry  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    blew  blown  
    verb-form
    blew  blowed  blowing  blown  blows