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blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head" |
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stroke a light touch with the hands
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combat,
fight,
fighting,
scrap an engagement fought between two military forces
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backhander a backhanded blow
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clip a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear"
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belt,
knock,
rap,
whack,
whang a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
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thwack a hard blow with a flat object
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slap,
smack,
smacking a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
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smacker a very powerful blow with the fist
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knockdown a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet
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kayo,
knockout,
ko a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
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swat a sharp blow
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lash,
whip,
whiplash leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
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biff,
clout,
lick,
poke,
punch,
slug a target used in archery
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box a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear"
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boot,
kick,
kicking a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
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counterblow a return blow; a retaliatory blow
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swing changing location by moving back and forth
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knife thrust,
stab,
thrust a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
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stinger a sharp stinging blow
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thump a heavy blow with the hand
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uppercut a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin)
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hammer,
hammering,
pound,
pounding the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
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shot informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"
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wallop a severe blow
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blow - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle" |
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bump |
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impact the striking of one body against another
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jar,
jolt,
jounce,
shock a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
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concussion any violent blow
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rap,
strike,
tap genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged
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bang,
bash,
belt,
knock,
smash a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
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buffeting,
pounding repeated heavy blows
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sideswipe a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)
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slap,
smack a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
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blow - forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" |
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puff |
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breathing out,
exhalation,
expiration the act of expelling air from the lungs
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insufflation an act of blowing or breathing on or into something
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blow - be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West" |
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breeze to proceed quickly and easily
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set in become established; "winter has set in"
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waft be driven or carried along, as by the air; "Sounds wafted into the room"
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storm attack by storm; attack suddenly
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squall make high-pitched, whiney noises
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bluster blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"
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blow - exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down" |
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breathe out,
exhale,
expire expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"
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gasp,
heave,
pant,
puff bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave"
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chuff,
huff,
puff inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue"
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insufflate blow or breathe hard on or into
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blow - cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard" |
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displace,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
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whiff utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"
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blow - cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry" |
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direct,
send command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"
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blast shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
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blow - shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase" |
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form,
shape assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads"
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blow - play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn" |
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sound appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
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blow - make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew" |
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go,
sound be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
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blow - free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose" |
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discharge,
eject,
exhaust,
expel,
release release from military service
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blow - spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew" |
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gush,
spirt,
spout,
spurt gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth"
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blow - sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew" |
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go,
sound be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
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blow exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
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blow - spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater" |
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blow,
squander,
waste exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
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drop,
expend,
spend give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"
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blow - burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire" |
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break open,
burst,
split open with force; "He broke open the picnic basket"
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blow - allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse" |
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rest be at rest
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blow - cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side" |
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break,
bring out,
disclose,
discover,
divulge,
expose,
give away,
let on,
let out,
reveal,
unwrap weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
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blow - lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow" |
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lay,
put down,
repose put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
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