what does blow mean?
BLOW as NOUN
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- forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
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- he gave his nose a loud blow
- he blew out all the candles with a single puff
Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
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Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
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- it came as a shock to learn that he was injured
Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- an impact (as from a collision)
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- the bump threw him off the bicycle
Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes
- something that is thwarting or frustrating
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Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the tree was bent almost double by the gust
Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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BLOW as VERB
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- blow on the soup to cool it down
Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- free of obstruction by blowing air through
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Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The tire blew
- We blew a tire
Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
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- The lightbulbs blew out
- The fuse blew
Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- allow to regain its breath
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Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- cause to be revealed and jeopardized
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- The story blew their cover
- The double agent was blown by the other side
Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- certain insects are said to blow
Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- shove off!
- The children shoved along
- Blow now!
Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- be in motion due to some air or water current
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- 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
Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- spout moist air from the blowhole
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Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- cause to move by means of an air current
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- The wind blew the leaves around in the yard
Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- cause air to go in, on, or through
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Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
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Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- play or sound a wind instrument
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Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- sound by having air expelled through a tube
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Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- spend lavishly or wastefully on
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- He blew a lot of money on his new home theater
Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- spend thoughtlessly
- throw away
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- He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends
- You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
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- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
Hypernyms(s) blow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The wind blew from the West
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