Examples

"a blow on the head"

Synonyms

bump

Examples

"the bump threw him off the bicycle"

Examples

"blow on the soup to cool it down"

Examples

"The wind blew from the West."

Examples

: "blow one's nose"

Synonyms

setback reversal black_eye reverse

Synonyms

float drift be_adrift

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"

Examples

"Blow a glass vase"

Examples

"The whistle blew"

Synonyms

shock

Examples

"it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"

Examples

"The whales blew"

Synonyms

shove_along shove_off

Examples

: "shove off!" "The children shoved along" "Blow now!"

Examples

: "Blow my hair dry"

Examples

"She blew the horn"

Synonyms

blow_out burn_out

Examples

"The lightbulbs blew out" "The fuse blew"

Examples

"The tire blew" "We blew a tire"

Examples

"The trumpets blew"

Examples

"The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"

Synonyms

boast brag bluster vaunt shoot_a_line gas swash gasconade tout

Synonyms

go_down_on fellate

Examples

"blow a horse"

Synonyms

coke nose_candy snow c

Examples

"certain insects are said to blow"

Synonyms

squander

Examples

"He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"

Synonyms

waste squander

Examples

"He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends" "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

Synonyms

louse_up spoil fuck_up flub muck_up foul_up mess_up blunder bollocks_up mishandle muff bumble bungle fumble fluff bobble bollix screw_up bollix_up bollocks ball_up botch_up botch

Examples

"I botched the dinner and we had to eat out" "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

Examples

"The story blew their cover" "The double agent was blown by the other side"

Synonyms

gust blast

Examples

"the tree was bent almost double by the gust"

Synonyms

puff

Examples

"he gave his nose a loud blow" "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"