blow

Noun

blow (plural blows)

1. The act of striking or hitting.

   A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.

   During an exchange to end round 13, Duran landed a blow to the mid-section.

2. An unfortunate occurrence.

   A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.

3. (slang) (uncountable) cocaine
4. A strong wind.

   We"re having a bit of a blow this afternoon.

5. (colloquial) A chance to catch one’s breath.

   The players were able to get a bit of a blow during the last timeout.

4 letters in word "blow": B L O W.

Anagrams of blow:

• bowl

Words found within blow:

bo bow lbw lo lob low ob ow owl wo

• Definitions:
• exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down" be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West" free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose" float: 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" make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew" shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase" botch: 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" waste: spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree" spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater" sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew" play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn" fellate: provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry" cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard" spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew" shove off: leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!" a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head" lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow" an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle" cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side" reverse: an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating shock: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" boast: show off gust: a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse" coke: street names for cocaine blow out: melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew" burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire" forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
• Blow is a 2001 drama film about the American cocaine smuggler George Jung, directed by Ted Demme (who later died of a cocaine-related heart attack). ...
• Blow is a Foetus remix album released in 2001 as a CD in the U.S. by Thirsty Ear. European label nois-o-lution issued a 2LP version in November of the same year. Blow contains remixes from Foetus' Flow.
• "Blow" is an episode of the American sitcom My Name Is Earl.
• Blow is a live album by indie rocker Heather Nova, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music).
• "Blow" is the third album released in 1993 by New Zealand band, Straitjacket Fits.
• Blow was Red Lorry Yellow Lorry's fourth album, released in 1989. It would be their final LP on major label Beggars Banquet off-shoot Situation Two in the UK; in the US it was released via Beggars Banquet/RCA. The album proved to be a slight change in direction for the band. ...
• The usual term for 'improvise.' It has a more mystical aura. Also, simply to play an instrument.
• In cetaceans, the expulsion of air at the surface through the blowhole(s).
• To leave suddenly. Also, the person who does this. Used in reference to a Scientologist who leaves the Church of Scientology without following the specified procedures. ...
• The volume expansion during the forming of sponge rubber expressed either in percent or a ratio.
• also called spout, a puff, cloud, or column of moist air forcefully expelled through the blowhole(s) when a cetacean surfaces to breathe.
• cloud of air exhaled by crustaceans
• the visible exhalation of a whale.
• a formation resembling a cylindrical 'tube' varying in diameter from a few inches to many feet and found in the actual opal 'level', sometimes containing some opal fragments and made up of a whitish sandy material which is often very hard. Thought to be steam or pressure vents millions of years ago.
• a whale’s “spout,” or exhaled breath, at the surface of the water.
• Molding - A process of container production in which plastic is "blown" outward by forced air to assume the shape of a mold.
• To perform oral intercourse.

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