Nouns (13)
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blow
n. a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
blow, puff
n. forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
shock, blow
n. an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
gust, blast, blow
n. a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye
n. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
Verbs (8)
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blow
v. to write into a PROM chip by blowing the fuses of the O bits
blow
v. shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase"
blow
v. lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow"
blow
v. allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse"
blow
v. cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"
waste, blow, squander
v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
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Fuzzynyms (55)
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swing, swinging, vacillation
n. changing location by moving back and forth
blow, bump
n. an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
slam
n. a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
defeat, licking
n. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
shock, impact
n. the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle"
storm, violent storm
n. a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
disappointment, letdown
n. a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"
discontentment, discontent, discontentedness
n. a longing for something better than the present situation
disenchantment, disillusion, disillusionment
n. freeing from false belief or illusions
crash, collapse
n. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
check
n. (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
inflate
v. increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"
fill, fill up, make full
v. make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
blast
v. shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
trumpet
v. play or blow on the trumpet
explode
v. cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
pipe
v. play on a pipe; "pipe a tune"
beep
v. call, summon, or alert with a beeper
play
v. perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?"
puff, gasp, pant
v. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
huff, snort
v. inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue"
dissipate
v. live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
devour, down, consume, go through
v. eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
spend
v. spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days"
gratify, pander, indulge
v. yield (to); give satisfaction to
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Antonyms (11)
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victory, triumph
n. a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
inhale, inspire, breathe in
v. draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"
conserve
v. preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"
save, preserve
v. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
retrench
v. tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
write, save
v. record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"
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