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n. a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"

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

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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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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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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