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blow

n.

A heavy physical stroke
hit, strike, punch, buffet, swing, bump, wallop, rap, bang, whack, thwack, cuff, box, uppercut, dint, knock, clout, slam, bruise, swipe, thump, kick, stroke, buck, rabbit punch, jab, gouge, lunge, thrust, swat, poke, prod, slap, smack, the old one-two*, bat*, sock*, clip*, belt*, slug*, cut*, bop*, bonk*, whop*, bash*, biff*, lick*, crack*, haymaker*, roundhouse*, a knuckle sandwich*, kayo* or K.O*.
A catastrophe
setback, calamity, tragedy, shock; see disaster, surprise 2.
A heavy wind
blast, gale, typhoon, hurricane; see wind 1.

blow Synonyms

blow

v.

To send forth air rapidly
puff, blast, pant, exhale, fan, whiff, whisk, whisper, puff away, huff, waft, breathe, whistle, bluster.
To move rapidly; said of air
rush, whirl, stream, storm; see flow 1.
To carry on the wind
waft, flutter, bear, whisk, drive, fling, whirl, flap, flip, wave, buffet, sweep.
To play a wind instrument
pipe, toot, mouth; see play 3.
To sound when blown
trumpet, vibrate, blare, honk; see sound 1.
To give form by inflation
inflate, swell, puff up, pump up; see fill 1.
*To leave suddenly
go, depart, leave town; see leave 1.
*To boast
brag, swagger, bluster; see boast 1.
*To fail
miss, flounder, miscarry; see fail 1.
*To spend
lay out, pay out, waste, squander; see spend 1, waste 2.

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Another word for blow

verb

To bear flowers:

bloom¹, blossom, burgeon, effloresce, flower. See better, rich

noun

A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:
bang, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug³, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. (Informal) bash, biff, bop, clip¹, wallop. (Slang) belt, conk, paste. See attack, strike
Something that jars the mind or emotions:
jolt, shock¹. (Psychiatry) trauma. See strike

verb

To be in a state of motion, as air:
puff, winnow. See breath
To breathe hard:
gasp, huff, pant, puff. See breath
To come open or fly apart suddenly and violently, as from internal pressure.
Also used with out: burst, explode, pop¹. (Slang) bust. See explosion
To release or cause to release energy suddenly and violently, especially with a loud noise.
Also used with up: blast, burst, detonate, explode, fire, fulminate, go off, touch off. See explosion
(Informal)
To talk with excessive pride:
boast, brag, crow, gasconade, rodomontade, vaunt. See praise
(Slang)
To move or proceed away from a place:
depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave¹, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw. (Informal) cut out, push off, shove off. (Slang) split, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See approach
(Slang)
To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly:
consume, dissipate, fool away, fritter away, riot away, squander, throw away, trifle away, waste. See save
(Slang)
To pay for the food, drink, or entertainment of (another):
treat. (Informal) set up, stand. Idiom: stand treat. See pay
(Slang)
To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess:
ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil. (Informal) bollix up, muck up. (Slang) goof up, louse up, screw up, snafu. Idiom: make a muck of. See correct, help

phrasal verb blow in

(Slang)

To come to a particular place:

arrive, check in, get in, pull in, reach, show up, turn up. Idiom: make (or put in) an appearance. See start

phrasal verb blow up

To be or become angry:

anger, boil over, bristle, burn, explode, flare up, foam, fume, rage, seethe. (Informal) steam. Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one's stack (or top), breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit the ceiling (or roof), lose one's temper, see red. See feelings

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