Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)blowa powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon“a blow on the head” (n)blow, bumpan impact (as from a collision)“the bump threw him off the bicycle” (n)shock, blowan unpleasant or disappointing surprise“it came as a shock to learn that he was injured” (n)gust, blast, blowa strong current of air“the tree was bent almost double by the gust” (n)blow, puffforceful exhalation through the nose or mouth“he gave his nose a loud blow”,
“he blew out all the candles with a single puff” Verbs
(v)blowexhale hard“blow on the soup to cool it down” (v)blowbe blowing or storming“The wind blew from the West” (v)blowfree of obstruction by blowing air through“blow one's nose” (v)float, drift, be adrift, blowbe 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” (v)blowmake a sound as if blown“The whistle blew” (v)blowshape by blowing“Blow a glass vase” (v)suck, blow, stinkbe inadequate or objectionable“this sucks!”,
“this blows!” (v)botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck upmake 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” (v)waste, blow, squanderspend thoughtlessly; throw away“He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends”,
“You squandered the opportunity to get an advanced degree” (v)blowspend lavishly or wastefully on“He blew a lot of money on his new home theater” (v)blowsound by having air expelled through a tube“The trumpets blew” (v)blowplay or sound a wind instrument“She blew the horn” (v)blowcause air to go in, on, or through“Blow my hair dry” (v)blowcause to move by means of an air current“The wind blew the leaves around in the yard” (v)blowspout moist air from the blowhole“The whales blew” (v)shove off, shove along, blowleave; informal or rude“shove off!”,
“The children shoved along”,
“Blow now!”,
“let's blow this place” (v)blowdeposit eggs (of insects)“certain insects are said to blow” (v)blowcause to be revealed and jeopardized“The story blew their cover”,
“The double agent was blown by the other side” (v)blowallow to regain its breath“blow a horse” (v)blow out, burn out, blowmelt, break, or become otherwise unusable“The lightbulbs blew out”,
“The fuse blew” (v)blowburst suddenly“The tire blew”,
“We blew a tire”