» blow
Noun (7 meanings)
1. a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.
Example:
- “a blow on the head”
blow is a type of:
- stroke (noun) - a single complete movement
types of blow:
- backhander (noun) - a backhanded blow
- box (noun) - a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
- clip (noun) - a sharp slanting blow
- counterblow (noun) - a return blow
- hammer, pound, hammering, pounding (noun) - the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
- kick, boot, kicking (noun) - the act of delivering a blow with the foot
- knock, belt, rap, whack, whang (noun) - the act of hitting vigorously
- knockdown (noun) - a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet
- knockout, KO, kayo (noun) - a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
- punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug (noun) - (boxing) a blow with the fist
- shot (noun) - a blow hard enough to cause injury
- smack, smacking, slap (noun) - the act of smacking something
- smacker (noun) - a very powerful blow with the fist
- stab, thrust, knife thrust (noun) - a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
- stinger (noun) - a sharp stinging blow
- swat (noun) - a sharp blow
- swing (noun) - a sweeping blow or stroke
- thump (noun) - a heavy blow with the hand
- thwack (noun) - a hard blow with a flat object
- uppercut (noun) - a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin)
- wallop (noun) - a severe blow
- whip, lash, whiplash (noun) - a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
blow is a part of:
Example:
- “the bump threw him off the bicycle”
blow is a type of:
- impact (noun) - the striking of one body against another
types of blow:
- concussion (noun) - any violent blow
- jolt, jar, jounce, shock (noun) - a sudden jarring impact
- knock, bash, bang, smash, belt (noun) - a vigorous blow
- pounding, buffeting (noun) - repeated heavy blows
- rap, strike, tap (noun) - a gentle blow
- sideswipe (noun) - a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)
- slap, smack (noun) - a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
blow is derivationally related to:
3. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating.
blow is a type of:
- happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event (noun) - an event that happens
types of blow:
- whammy (noun) - a serious or devastating setback
blow is derivationally related to:
- to set back (verb) - slow down the progress of
Example:
- “it came as a shock to learn that he was injured”
blow is a type of:
- surprise (noun) - a sudden unexpected event
types of blow:
- blip (noun) - a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption
blow is derivationally related to:
- to shock (verb) - strike with horror or terror
- to shock, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback (verb) - surprise greatly
- to traumatize, traumatise, shock (verb) - inflict a trauma upon
Example:
- “the tree was bent almost double by the gust”
blow is a type of:
- wind, air current, current of air (noun) - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
types of blow:
- bluster (noun) - a violent gusty wind
- puff, puff of air, whiff (noun) - a short light gust of air
- sandblast (noun) - a blast of wind laden with sand
blow is derivationally related to:
6. street names for cocaine.
coke, blow, nose candy, snow, C
Examples:
- “he gave his nose a loud blow”,
- “he blew out all the candles with a single puff”
blow is a type of:
- exhalation, expiration, breathing out (noun) - the act of expelling air from the lungs
types of blow:
- insufflation (noun) - an act of blowing or breathing on or into something
blow is derivationally related to:
Verb (22 meanings)
1. exhale hard.
to blow
Example:
- “blow on the soup to cool it down”
to blow is a way to:
- to exhale, expire, breathe out (verb) - expel air
ways to blow:
- to insufflate (verb) - blow or breathe hard on or into
- to pant, puff, gasp, heave (verb) - breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
- to puff, huff, chuff (verb) - blow hard and loudly
to blow is derivationally related to:
2. be blowing or storming.
to blow
Example:
- “The wind blew from the West”
3. free of obstruction by blowing air through.
to blow
Example:
- “blow one's nose”
Examples:
- “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”
to blow is a way to:
ways to blow:
- to stream (verb) - to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
- to tide (verb) - be carried with the tide
- to waft (verb) - be driven or carried along, as by the air
to blow is derivationally related to:
- drift, impetus, impulsion (noun) - a force that moves something along
- gust, blast, blow (noun) - a strong current of air
Verb group:
5. make a sound as if blown.
to blow
Example:
- “The whistle blew”
6. shape by blowing.
to blow
Example:
- “Blow a glass vase”
7. make a mess of, destroy or ruin.
to botch, bodge, 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
Examples:
- “I botched the dinner and we had to eat out”,
- “the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement”
to blow is a way to:
to blow is derivationally related to:
- ballup, balls-up, cockup, mess-up (noun) - something badly botched or muddled
- blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo (noun) - an embarrassing mistake
- bungler, blunderer, fumbler, bumbler, stumbler, sad sack, botcher, butcher, fuckup (noun) - someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
- fluff (noun) - a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
- screwup (noun) - the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation
Examples:
- “He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends”,
- “You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree”
to blow is the opposite of:
to blow is a way to:
ways to blow:
- to burn (verb) - spend (significant amounts of money)
to blow is derivationally related to:
- prodigal, profligate, squanderer (noun) - a recklessly extravagant consumer
- thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness (noun) - the trait of wasting resources
- waste, wastefulness, dissipation (noun) - useless or profitless activity
- wastrel, waster (noun) - someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently
Verb group:
- to blow (verb) - spend lavishly or wastefully on
9. spend lavishly or wastefully on.
to blow
Example:
- “He blew a lot of money on his new home theater”
10. sound by having air expelled through a tube.
to blow
Example:
- “The trumpets blew”
11. play or sound a wind instrument.
to blow
Example:
- “She blew the horn”
12. provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation.
to fellate, suck, blow, go down on
13. cause air to go in, on, or through.
to blow
Example:
- “Blow my hair dry”
14. cause to move by means of an air current.
to blow
Example:
- “The wind blew the leaves around in the yard”
15. spout moist air from the blowhole.
to blow
Example:
- “The whales blew”
16. leave; informal or rude.
to shove off, shove along, blow
Examples:
- “shove off!”,
- “The children shoved along”,
- “Blow now!”
17. lay eggs.
to blow
Example:
- “certain insects are said to blow”
18. cause to be revealed and jeopardized.
to blow
Examples:
- “The story blew their cover”,
- “The double agent was blown by the other side”
to blow is a way to:
- to overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify (verb) - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
ways to blow:
- to gloat, triumph, crow (verb) - dwell on with satisfaction
- to puff (verb) - speak in a blustering or scornful manner
to blow is derivationally related to:
- boast, boasting, self-praise, jactitation (noun) - speaking of yourself in superlatives
- brag, bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade (noun) - an instance of boastful talk
- braggadocio, bluster, rodomontade, rhodomontade (noun) - vain and empty boasting
- bragger, braggart, boaster, blowhard, line-shooter, vaunter (noun) - a very boastful and talkative person
- bravado, bluster (noun) - a swaggering show of courage
20. allow to regain its breath.
to blow
Example:
- “blow a horse”
to blow is a way to:
- to rest (verb) - give a rest to
Examples:
- “The lightbulbs blew out”,
- “The fuse blew”
22. burst suddenly.
to blow
Examples:
- “The tire blew”,
- “We blew a tire”
to blow is a way to:
- to burst, split, break open (verb) - come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure