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blow definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb blow 7 of 22 senses of blow Sense 1 blow => pant, puff, gasp, heave => puff, huff, chuff Sense 2 blow => breeze => set in => waft => storm => squall => bluster Sense 4 float, drift, be adrift, blow => waft => tide => stream Sense 8 waste, blow, squander => burn Sense 9 squander, blow => lavish, shower => overspend => splurge, fling Sense 14 blow => whiff Sense 19 boast, tout, swash, shoot a line brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade => puff => gloat, triumph, crow Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb blow 7 of 22 senses of blow Sense 1 blow => pant, puff, gasp, heave => puff, huff, chuff Sense 2 blow => breeze => set in => waft => storm => squall => bluster Sense 4 float, drift, be adrift, blow => waft => tide => stream Sense 8 waste, blow, squander => burn Sense 9 squander, blow => lavish, shower => overspend => splurge, fling Sense 14 blow => whiff Sense 19 boast, tout, swash, shoot a line brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade => puff => gloat, triumph, crow => preen, pride, congratulate Entailment of verb blow Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb blow 22 senses of blow Sense 1 blow => exhale, expire, breathe out Sense 2 blow Sense 3 blow => discharge, expel, eject, release Sense 4 float, drift, be adrift, blow => travel, go move locomote Sense 5 blow => sound, go Sense 6 blow => shape, form Sense 7 botch, bumble, fumble, botch up muff, blow, 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 => fail go wrong miscarry Sense 8 waste, blow, squander => use expend Sense 9 squander, blow => spend, expend, drop Sense 10 blow => sound, go Sense 11 blow => sound Sense 12 fellate, blow, go down on => stimulate, excite, stir Sense 13 blow => send direct Sense 14 blow => move displace Sense 15 blow => spurt, spirt, gush, spout Sense 16 shove off shove along blow => go go away depart Sense 17 blow => lay, put down repose Sense 18 blow => disclose, let on bring out reveal, discover, expose, declare, divulge, impart, break, give away let out Sense 19 boast, tout, swash, shoot a line brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade => overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, magnify, amplify Sense 20 blow => rest Sense 21 blow out burn out blow => fail go bad give way die, give out conk out go break, break down Sense 22 blow => burst, split, break open Familiarity of verb blow blow used as a verb is very familiar (polysemy count = 22) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb blow Sense 5 blow => sound, go Sense 10 blow => sound, go Sense 11 blow => sound -------------- Sense 8 waste, blow, squander => use expend Sense 9 squander, blow => spend, expend, drop -------------- Sense 1 blow => exhale, expire, breathe out -------------- Sense 2 blow -------------- Sense 3 blow => discharge, expel, eject, release -------------- Sense 4 float, drift, be adrift, blow => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 6 blow => shape, form -------------- Sense 7 botch, bumble, fumble, botch up muff, blow, 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 => fail go wrong miscarry -------------- Sense 12 fellate, blow, go down on => stimulate, excite, stir -------------- Sense 13 blow => send direct -------------- Sense 14 blow => move displace -------------- Sense 15 blow => spurt, spirt, gush, spout -------------- Sense 16 shove off shove along blow => go go away depart -------------- Sense 17 blow => lay, put down repose -------------- Sense 18 blow => disclose, let on bring out reveal, discover, expose, declare, divulge, impart, break, give away let out -------------- Sense 19 boast, tout, swash, shoot a line brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade => overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, magnify, amplify -------------- Sense 20 blow => rest -------------- Sense 21 blow out burn out blow => fail go bad give way die, give out conk out go break, break down -------------- Sense 22 blow => burst, split, break open -------------- Grep of noun blow blow blow drier blow dryer blow fly blow gas blow tube blowback blowball blower blowfish blowfly blowgun blowhard blowhole blowing blowing gas blowing up blowjob blowlamp blowout blowpipe blowtorch blowtube blowup by-blow counterblow deathblow joe blow low blow shadblow Overview of noun blow The noun blow has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (25) blow -- (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head") 2. (7) bump, blow -- (an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle") 3. (2) reverse, reversal, setback, blow -- (an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating) 4. (1) shock, blow -- (an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured") 5. gust, blast, blow -- (a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust") 6. blow, puff -- (forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff") Overview of verb blow The verb blow has 22 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (6) blow -- (exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down") 2. (5) blow -- (be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West.") 3. (3) blow -- (free of obstruction by blowing air through: "blow one's nose") 4. (2) float, drift, be adrift, blow -- (be in motion due to some air or water current; "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") 5. (1) blow -- (make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew") 6. (1) blow -- (shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase") 7. botch, bumble, fumble, botch up muff, blow, 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. waste, blow, squander -- (spend thoughtlessly; throw away "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends") 9. squander, blow -- (spend lavishly or wastefully on "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater") 10. blow -- (sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew") 11. blow -- (play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn") 12. fellate, blow, go down on -- (provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation) 13. blow -- (cause air to go in on or through: "Blow my hair dry") 14. blow -- (cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard") 15. blow -- (spout moist air from the blowhole, as of some marine mammals; "The whales blew") 16. shove off shove along blow -- (leave; informal or rude: "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!") 17. blow -- (lay eggs; of certain insects) 18. blow -- (cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side") 19. boast, tout, swash, shoot a line brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade -- (show off) 20. blow -- (allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse") 21. blow out burn out blow -- (melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew") 22. blow -- (burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire") Grep of adj blow blow-by-blow blown blown-up blown up blowsy blowy blowzy Overview of noun blow The noun blow has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (25) blow -- (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head") 2. (7) bump, blow -- (an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle") 3. (2) reverse, reversal, setback, blow -- (an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating) 4. (1) shock, blow -- (an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured") 5. gust, blast, blow -- (a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust") 6. blow, puff -- (forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff") Overview of verb blow The verb blow has 22 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (6) blow -- (exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down") 2. (5) blow -- (be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West.") 3. (3) blow -- (free of obstruction by blowing air through: "blow one's nose") 4. (2) float, drift, be adrift, blow -- (be in motion due to some air or water current; "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") 5. (1) blow -- (make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew") 6. (1) blow -- (shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase") 7. botch, bumble, fumble, botch up muff, blow, 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. waste, blow, squander -- (spend thoughtlessly; throw away "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends") 9. squander, blow -- (spend lavishly or wastefully on "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater") 10. blow -- (sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew") 11. blow -- (play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn") 12. fellate, blow, go down on -- (provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation) 13. blow -- (cause air to go in on or through: "Blow my hair dry") 14. blow -- (cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard") 15. blow -- (spout moist air from the blowhole, as of some marine mammals; "The whales blew") 16. shove off shove along blow -- (leave; informal or rude: "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!") 17. blow -- (lay eggs; of certain insects) 18. blow -- (cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side") 19. boast, tout, swash, shoot a line brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade -- (show off) 20. blow -- (allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse") 21. blow out burn out blow -- (melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew") 22. blow -- (burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire")
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