blow
1. a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon (Freq. 25)
- a blow on the head
• Hypernyms:
stroke
• Hyponyms:
backhander, clip, knock, belt, rap,
whack, whang, thwack, smack, smacking, slap,
smacker, knockdown, knockout, KO, kayo, swat,
whip, lash, whiplash, punch, clout, poke,
lick, biff, slug, box, kick, boot,
kicking, counterblow, swing, stab, thrust, knife thrust,
stinger, thump, uppercut, hammer, pound, hammering,
pounding, shot, wallop
• Part Holonyms:
fight, fighting, combat, scrap
2. an impact (as from a collision) (Freq. 7)
- the bump threw him off the bicycle
• Syn:
bump
• Derivationally related forms:
bumpy (for: bump), bump (for: bump)
• Hypernyms:
impact
• Hyponyms:
jolt, jar, jounce, shock, concussion,
rap, strike, tap, knock, bash, bang,
bang, belt, pounding, buffeting, sideswipe,
slap, smack
3. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes;
something that is thwarting or frustrating (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
reverse, reversal, setback, black eye
• Derivationally related forms:
set back (for: setback)
• Hypernyms:
happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
• Hyponyms:
whammy
4. an unpleasant or disappointing surprise (Freq. 1)
- it came as a shock to learn that he was injured
• Syn:
shock
• Derivationally related forms:
shock (for: shock)
• Hypernyms:
surprise
• Hyponyms:
blip
5. a strong current of air
- the tree was bent almost double by the gust
• Syn:
gust, blast
• Derivationally related forms:
blowy, gusty (for: gust)
• Hypernyms:
wind, air current, current of air
• Hyponyms:
bluster, sandblast, puff, puff of air, whiff
6. street names for cocaine
• Syn:
coke, nose candy, snow, C
• Hypernyms:
cocaine, cocain
7. forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
- he gave his nose a loud blow
- he blew out all the candles with a single puff
• Syn:
puff
• Derivationally related forms:
puff (for: puff)
• Hypernyms:
exhalation, expiration, breathing out
• Hyponyms:
insufflation
1. exhale hard (Freq. 6)
- blow on the soup to cool it down
• Hypernyms:
exhale, expire, breathe out
• Hyponyms:
pant, puff, gasp, heave, huff,
chuff, insufflate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. be blowing or storming (Freq. 5)
- The wind blew from the West
• Hyponyms:
breeze, set in, waft, storm, squall, bluster
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- It is ----ing
- Something is ----ing PP
- It was blowing all day long
3. free of obstruction by blowing air through (Freq. 3)
- blow one's nose
• Hypernyms:
exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
4. be in motion due to some air or water current (Freq. 2)
- 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
• Syn:
float, drift, be adrift
• Derivationally related forms:
drift (for: drift)
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Hyponyms:
waft, tide, stream
• Verb Group:
float, drift
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
5. make a sound as if blown (Freq. 1)
- The whistle blew
• Hypernyms:
sound, go
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
6. shape by blowing (Freq. 1)
- Blow a glass vase
• Derivationally related forms:
blowing
• Hypernyms:
shape, form
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. 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
• Syn:
botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up,
muff, 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
• Derivationally related forms:
fuckup (for: fuck up), mess-up (for: mess up), foul-up (for: foul up), fluff (for: fluff), bungle (for: bungle), bungler (for: bungle), spoil (for: spoil), spoilage (for: spoil), spoiling (for: spoil), ballup (for: ball up), screwup (for: screw up), flub (for: flub), fumbler (for: fumble), bumbler (for: bumble), botcher (for: botch), botch (for: botch)
• Hypernyms:
fail, go wrong, miscarry
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
8. spend thoughtlessly;
throw away
- He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends
- You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
• Syn:
waste, squander
• Ant:
conserve (for: waste)
• Derivationally related forms:
squanderer (for: squander), waste (for: waste), waster (for: waste)
• Hypernyms:
use, expend
• Hyponyms:
burn
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
9. spend lavishly or wastefully on
- He blew a lot of money on his new home theater
• Hypernyms:
spend, expend, drop
• Verb Group:
waste, squander
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something on somebody
10. sound by having air expelled through a tube
- The trumpets blew
• Hypernyms:
sound, go
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
11. play or sound a wind instrument
- She blew the horn
• Hypernyms:
sound
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
12. provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
• Syn:
fellate, suck, go down on
• Derivationally related forms:
fellation (for: fellate)
• Hypernyms:
stimulate, excite, stir
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
13. cause air to go in, on, or through
- Blow my hair dry
• Derivationally related forms:
blower
• Hypernyms:
send, direct
• Hyponyms:
blast
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
14. cause to move by means of an air current
- The wind blew the leaves around in the yard
• Derivationally related forms:
blower
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
whiff
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
15. spout moist air from the blowhole
- The whales blew
• Hypernyms:
spurt, spirt, gush, spout
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
16. leave;
informal or rude
- shove off!
- The children shoved along
- Blow now!
• Syn:
shove off, shove along
• Hypernyms:
go, go away, depart
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
17. lay eggs
- certain insects are said to blow
• Hypernyms:
lay, put down, repose
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
18. cause to be revealed and jeopardized
- The story blew their cover
- The double agent was blown by the other side
• Hypernyms:
unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal,
discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
19. show off
• Syn:
boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag,
gas, bluster, vaunt, gasconade
• Derivationally related forms:
gasconade (for: gasconade), vaunter (for: vaunt), vaunt (for: vaunt), bluster (for: bluster), blusterer (for: bluster), bragger (for: brag), braggart (for: brag), brag (for: brag), boast (for: boast), boaster (for: boast)
• Hypernyms:
overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise,
magnify, amplify
• Hyponyms:
puff, gloat, triumph, crow
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Somebody ----s to somebody
20. allow to regain its breath
- blow a horse
• Hypernyms:
rest
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
21. melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
- The lightbulbs blew out
- The fuse blew
• Syn:
blow out, burn out
• Derivationally related forms:
blowout (for: blow out)
• Hypernyms:
fail, go bad, give way, die, give out,
conk out, go, break, break down
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
22. burst suddenly
- The tire blew
- We blew a tire
• Hypernyms:
burst, split, break open
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
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