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Noun blow has 7 senses

blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
--₁ is a kind of stroke
--₁ is a part of fight, fighting, combat, scrap
--₁ has particulars:

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

bump, blow - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
--₂ is a kind of impact
--₂ has particulars:
jolt, jar, jounce; concussion; rap, strike, tap; knock, bash, bang, smash, belt; pounding, buffeting; slap, smack
reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye - an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
--₃ is a kind of happening, occurrence, natural event
--₃ has particulars: whammy
shock, blow - an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
--₄ is a kind of surprise
--₄ has particulars: blip
gust, blast, blow - a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
--₅ is a kind of wind, air current, current of air
--₅ has particulars: bluster; sandblast; puff, puff of air, whiff
Derived forms: verb blow₂, verb blow₁₄, verb blow₄
coke, blow, nose candy, snow, C - street names for cocaine
--₆ is a kind of cocaine, cocain
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"
--₇ is a kind of exhalation, expiration, breathing out
--₇ has particulars: insufflation
Derived forms: verb blow₅, verb blow₁₅, verb blow₆, verb blow₃, verb blow₁

Verb blow has 22 senses

blow - exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
--₁ is one way to exhale, expire, breathe out

Derived form: noun blow₇
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
blow - be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"

Derived form: noun blow₅
Sample sentence:
It was blowing all day long
blow - free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose"
--₃ is one way to discharge, expel, eject, release

Derived form: noun blow₇
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
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"
--₄ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote

Derived form: noun blow₅
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
blow - make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew"
--₅ is one way to sound, go

Derived form: noun blow₇
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
blow - shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase"
--₆ is one way to shape, form

Derived forms: noun blow₇, noun blowing₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
--₇ is one way to fail, go wrong, miscarry
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
waste, blow, squander - spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
--₈ is one way to use, expend
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
blow - spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"
--₉ is one way to spend, expend, drop
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something on somebody
blow - sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew"
--₁₀ is one way to sound, go
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
blow - play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn"
--₁₁ is one way to sound
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
fellate, blow, go down on - provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
--₁₂ is one way to stimulate, excite, stir
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
blow - cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry"
--₁₃ is one way to send, direct

Derived forms: noun blower₂, noun blower₃, noun blower₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
blow - cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"
--₁₄ is one way to move, displace

Derived forms: noun blow₅, noun blower₂, noun blower₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
blow - spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew"
--₁₅ is one way to spurt, spirt, gush, spout

Derived form: noun blow₇
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
shove off, shove along, blow - leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!"
--₁₆ is one way to go, go away, depart
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
blow - lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow"
--₁₇ is one way to lay, put down, repose
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
blow - cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side"
--₁₈ is one way to disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade - show off
--₁₉ is one way to overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyerbolise, magnify, amplify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody
blow - allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse"
--₂₀ is one way to rest
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
blow out, burn out, blow - melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"
--₂₁ is one way to fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
blow - burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire"
--₂₂ is one way to burst, split, break open
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something