Dictionary entry details
• BLOW (noun)
Meaning:
A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
a blow on the head
Hypernyms ("blow" is a kind of...):
stroke (a single complete movement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "blow"):
boot; kick; kicking (the act of delivering a blow with the foot)
wallop (a severe blow)
counterblow (a return blow; a retaliatory blow)
swing (a sweeping blow or stroke)
knife thrust; stab; thrust (a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument)
stinger (a sharp stinging blow)
thump (a heavy blow with the hand)
uppercut (a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin))
hammer; hammering; pound; pounding (the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows))
box (a blow with the hand (usually on the ear))
biff; clout; lick; poke; punch ((boxing) a blow with the fist)
lash; whip; whiplash (a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object)
backhander (a backhanded blow)
clip (a sharp slanting blow)
belt; knock; rap; whack; whang (the act of hitting vigorously)
thwack (a hard blow with a flat object)
slap; smack; smacking (the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand)
smacker (a very powerful blow with the fist)
knockdown (a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet)
kayo; knockout; KO (a blow that renders the opponent unconscious)
swat (a sharp blow)
shot (a blow hard enough to cause injury)
Holonyms ("blow" is a part of...):
combat; fight; fighting; scrap (the act of fighting; any contest or struggle)
Meaning:
An impact (as from a collision)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
blow; bump
Context example:
the bump threw him off the bicycle
Hypernyms ("blow" is a kind of...):
impact (the striking of one body against another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "blow"):
slap; smack (a blow from a flat object (as an open hand))
sideswipe (a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles))
buffeting; pounding (repeated heavy blows)
bang; bash; belt; knock; smash (a vigorous blow)
rap; strike; tap (a gentle blow)
concussion (any violent blow)
jar; jolt; jounce (a sudden impact)
Meaning:
An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
setback; reversal; black eye; blow; reverse
Hypernyms ("blow" is a kind of...):
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "blow"):
whammy (a serious or devastating setback)
Meaning:
An unpleasant or disappointing surprise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
blow; shock
Context example:
it came as a shock to learn that he was injured
Hypernyms ("blow" is a kind of...):
surprise (a sudden unexpected event)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "blow"):
blip (a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption)
Meaning:
A strong current of air
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
gust; blast; blow
Context example:
the tree was bent almost double by the gust
Hypernyms ("blow" is a kind of...):
air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "blow"):
puff; puff of air; whiff (a short light gust of air)
sandblast (a blast of wind laden with sand)
bluster (a violent gusty wind)
Meaning:
Street names for cocaine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
nose candy; coke; snow; blow; C
Hypernyms ("blow" is a kind of...):
cocain; cocaine (a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive)
Meaning:
Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
blow; puff
Context examples:
he gave his nose a loud blow / he blew out all the candles with a single puff
Hypernyms ("blow" is a kind of...):
breathing out; exhalation; expiration (the act of expelling air from the lungs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "blow"):
insufflation (an act of blowing or breathing on or into something)
• BLOW (verb)
Meaning:
Exhale hard
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
blow on the soup to cool it down
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
breathe out; exhale; expire (expel air)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "blow"):
gasp; heave; pant; puff (breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted)
chuff; huff; puff (blow hard and loudly)
insufflate (blow or breathe hard on or into)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Be blowing or storming
Classified under:
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering
Context example:
The wind blew from the West
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "blow"):
squall (blow in a squall)
storm (blow hard)
waft (blow gently)
set in (blow toward the shore)
breeze (blow gently and lightly)
bluster (blow hard; be gusty, as of wind)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
It is ----ing
Something is ----ing PP
Sentence example:
It was blowing all day long
Meaning:
Free of obstruction by blowing air through
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
blow one's nose
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
discharge; eject; expel; release (eliminate (substances) from the body)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Be in motion due to some air or water current
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
be adrift; drift; float; blow
Context 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
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "blow"):
waft (be driven or carried along, as by the air)
tide (be carried with the tide)
stream (to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Make a sound as if blown
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
The whistle blew
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Shape by blowing
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
Blow a glass vase
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
form; shape (give shape or form to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
flub; fluff; foul up; fuck up; louse up; mess up; mishandle; muck up; spoil; bungle; bumble; botch up; ball up; bobble; bodge; bollix; bollix up; bollocks; bollocks up; botch; muff; screw up; fumble; blow
Context examples:
I botched the dinner and we had to eat out / the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
fail; go wrong; miscarry (be unsuccessful)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Spend thoughtlessly; throw away
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
squander; waste; blow
Context examples:
He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends / You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
expend; use (use up, consume fully)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "blow"):
burn (spend (significant amounts of money))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Spend lavishly or wastefully on
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
He blew a lot of money on his new home theater
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
drop; expend; spend (pay out)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something on somebody
Meaning:
Sound by having air expelled through a tube
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
The trumpets blew
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Play or sound a wind instrument
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
She blew the horn
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
sound (cause to sound)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
fellate; go down on; blow
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
excite; stimulate; stir (stir feelings in)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Cause air to go in, on, or through
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
Blow my hair dry
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
direct; send (cause to go somewhere)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Cause to move by means of an air current
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The wind blew the leaves around in the yard
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "blow"):
whiff (drive or carry as if by a puff of air)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Spout moist air from the blowhole
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The whales blew
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
gush; spirt; spout; spurt (gush forth in a sudden stream or jet)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Leave; informal or rude
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
shove off; shove along; blow
Context examples:
shove off! / The children shoved along / Blow now!
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
depart; go; go away (move away from a place into another direction)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Lay eggs
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
certain insects are said to blow
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
lay; put down; repose (put in a horizontal position)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Cause to be revealed and jeopardized
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context examples:
The story blew their cover / The double agent was blown by the other side
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
break; bring out; disclose; discover; divulge; expose; give away; impart; let on; let out; reveal; unwrap (make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Show off
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
vaunt; shoot a line; gasconade; brag; boast; gas; bluster; tout; swash; blow
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
amplify; exaggerate; hyerbolise; hyperbolize; magnify; overdraw; overstate (to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "blow"):
crow; gloat; triumph (dwell on with satisfaction)
puff (speak in a blustering or scornful manner)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody
Meaning:
Allow to regain its breath
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
blow a horse
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
rest (give a rest to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
blow out; burn out; blow
Context examples:
The lightbulbs blew out / The fuse blew
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
break; break down; conk out; die; fail; give out; give way; go; go bad (stop operating or functioning)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Burst suddenly
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context examples:
The tire blew / We blew a tire
Hypernyms (to "blow" is one way to...):
break open; burst; split (break open or apart suddenly)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
