Definition: forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
Usage: he gave his nose a loud blow; he blew out all the candles with a single puff
Similar words: breathing out, exhalation, expiration
Definition: the act of expelling air from the lungs
Synonyms: blow
Definition: a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
Usage: a blow on the head
Similar words: stroke
Definition: a single complete movement
Synonyms: coke, C, blow, snow, nose candy
Definition: street names for cocaine
Similar words: cocain, cocaine
Definition: a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive
Definition: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
Usage: it came as a shock to learn that he was injured
Similar words: surprise
Definition: a sudden unexpected event
Definition: an impact (as from a collision)
Usage: the bump threw him off the bicycle
Similar words: impact
Definition: the striking of one body against another
Synonyms: blow, setback, black eye, reversal, reverse
Definition: an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
Similar words: natural event, occurrence, occurrent, happening
Definition: an event that happens
Definition: a strong current of air
Usage: the tree was bent almost double by the gust
Similar words: wind, current of air, air current
Definition: air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
Usage: trees bent under the fierce winds; when there is no wind, row; the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere
Synonyms: blow
Definition: exhale hard
Usage: blow on the soup to cool it down
Similar words: exhale, expire, breathe out
Definition: expel air
Usage: Exhale when you lift the weight
Synonyms: blow
Definition: free of obstruction by blowing air through
Usage: blow one's nose
Similar words: exhaust, expel, eject, discharge, release
Definition: eliminate (a substance)
Usage: combustion products are exhausted in the engine; the plant releases a gas
Synonyms: blow
Definition: burst suddenly
Usage: The tire blew; We blew a tire
Similar words: break open, burst, split
Definition: come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
Usage: The bubble burst
Synonyms: burn out, blow, blow out
Definition: melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
Usage: The lightbulbs blew out; The fuse blew
Similar words: break, break down, die, conk out, go, go bad, give out, give way, fail
Definition: stop operating or functioning
Usage: The engine finally went; The car died on the road; The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town; The coffee maker broke; The engine failed on the way to town; her eyesight went after the accident
Synonyms: blow
Definition: shape by blowing
Usage: Blow a glass vase
Definition: give shape or form to
Usage: shape the dough; form the young child's character
Synonyms: blow
Definition: allow to regain its breath
Usage: blow a horse
Similar words: rest
Definition: give a rest to
Usage: He rested his bad leg; Rest the dogs for a moment
Synonyms: brag, blow, bluster, boast, shoot a line, vaunt, swash, tout, gas, gasconade
Definition: show off
Similar words: exaggerate, amplify, magnify, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overdraw, overstate
Definition: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
Usage: tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
Synonyms: blow
Definition: cause to be revealed and jeopardized
Usage: The story blew their cover; The double agent was blown by the other side
Similar words: unwrap, expose, give away, reveal, let on, let out, break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge
Definition: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
Usage: The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold; The actress won't reveal how old she is; bring out the truth; he broke the news to her; unwrap the evidence in the murder case
Synonyms: blow
Definition: lay eggs
Usage: certain insects are said to blow
Similar words: put down, repose, lay
Definition: put in a horizontal position
Usage: lay the books on the table; lay the patient carefully onto the bed
Synonyms: shove along, shove off, blow
Definition: leave; informal or rude
Usage: shove off!; The children shoved along; Blow now!
Similar words: go, go away, depart
Definition: move away from a place into another direction
Usage: Go away before I start to cry; The train departs at noon
Synonyms: drift, float, blow, be adrift
Definition: be in motion due to some air or water current
Usage: 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
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast
Synonyms: blow
Definition: spout moist air from the blowhole
Usage: The whales blew
Similar words: spirt, spout, spurt, gush
Definition: gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
Usage: water gushed forth
Synonyms: blow
Definition: cause to move by means of an air current
Usage: The wind blew the leaves around in the yard
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: blow
Definition: cause air to go in, on, or through
Usage: Blow my hair dry
Definition: cause to go somewhere
Usage: The explosion sent the car flying in the air; She sent her children to camp; He directed all his energies into his dissertation
Synonyms: suck, blow, go down on, fellate
Definition: provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
Similar words: stimulate, stir, excite
Definition: stir feelings in
Usage: stimulate my appetite; excite the audience; stir emotions
Synonyms: blow
Definition: play or sound a wind instrument
Usage: She blew the horn
Synonyms: blow
Definition: make a sound as if blown
Usage: The whistle blew
Definition: make a certain noise or sound
Usage: She went `Mmmmm'; The gun went `bang'
Synonyms: blow
Definition: sound by having air expelled through a tube
Usage: The trumpets blew
Definition: make a certain noise or sound
Usage: She went `Mmmmm'; The gun went `bang'
Synonyms: blow
Definition: spend lavishly or wastefully on
Usage: He blew a lot of money on his new home theater
Synonyms: waste, squander, blow
Definition: spend thoughtlessly; throw away
Usage: He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends; You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
Definition: use up, consume fully
Usage: The legislature expended its time on school questions
Synonyms: flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, ball up, spoil, screw up, mishandle, muck up, muff, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle
Definition: make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Usage: I botched the dinner and we had to eat out; the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
Similar words: fail, miscarry, go wrong
Definition: be unsuccessful
Usage: Where do today's public schools fail?; The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably